Indiana § 23-6-4-9 - Purposes of corporations
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 23-6-4-9 — Purposes of corporations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-6-4-9. Purposes of corporations
Sec. 9. The purposes for which a credit corporation may exist must include the following:
(1) To assist, promote, encourage, and, through the cooperative efforts of the institutions and corporations that from time to time become members of the credit corporation, develop and advance the business prosperity and economic welfare of Indiana.
(2) To encourage and assist in the location of new business and industry in Indiana and to rehabilitate existing Indiana business and industry.
(3) To stimulate and assist in the expansion of all kinds of business activity, primarily through the making of loans and other extensions of credit to small business concerns, for purposes of:
(A) promoting the business development and maintaining the economic stability of Indiana;
(B) providing maximum opportunities for employment;
(C) encouraging thrift; and
(D) improving the standard of living of the citizens of Indiana.
(4) To cooperate with other organizations, public or private, the objectives of which are the promotion and advancement of industrial, commercial, agricultural, or recreational developments in Indiana.
(5) To furnish money and credit to approved and deserving applicants, primarily small business concerns, for the promotion, development, and conduct of all kinds of business activity in Indiana, and to thereby establish a source of credit not otherwise readily available to those applicants.
As added by P.L.236-1985, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-6-4-9 ("Purposes of corporations") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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