(a) As used in this chapter, 'mortgage loan' means a loan in which a mortgage (or another equivalent consensual security interest) that constitutes a lien is created or retained against an interest in real property in Indiana.(b) The term includes the following:(1) A home loan subject to IC 24-9.(2) A loan described in IC 24-9-1-1, to the extent allowed under federal law.(3) A first lien mortgage transaction (as defined in IC 24-4.4-1-301) subject to IC 24-4.4.(4) A consumer credit sale subject to IC 24-4.5-2 in which a mortgage (or another equivalent consensual security interest) that constitutes a lien is created or retained against an interest in real property in Indiana.(5) A consumer loan subject to IC 24-4.5-3 in which a mortgage (or another equivalent consensual security interest) that constitutes a lien is created or retained against an interest in real property in Indiana.(6) A loan in which a mortgage (or another equivalent consensual security interest) that constitutes a lien is created or retained against land:(A) that is located in Indiana;(B) upon which there is a dwelling that is not or will not be used by the borrower primarily for personal, family, or titutes a lien is created or retained against land:(A) that is located in Indiana;(B) upon which there is a dwelling that is not or will not be used by the borrower primarily for personal, family, or household purposes; and(C) that is classified as residential for property tax purposes.The term includes a loan that is secured by land in Indiana upon which there is a dwelling that is purchased by or through the borrower for investment or other business purposes.(c) The term does not include a land contract.As added by P.L.52-2009, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.35-2010, SEC.88; P.L.89-2011, SEC.21; P.L.13-2013, SEC.66.
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