Indiana § 37-5-7-2 - Political subdivisions; prohibited practices

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§ 37-5-7-2. Political subdivisions; prohibited practices

Sec. 2. Political subdivisions may not:

(1) enact, issue, or enforce ordinances, resolutions, regulations, orders, requests for proposals, or requests for bids pertaining to financial or lending activities, including ordinances, resolutions, and rules that disqualify persons from doing business with a municipality and that are based upon lending terms or practices; or

(2) impose reporting requirements or any other obligations upon persons regarding financial services or lending practices or upon subsidiaries or affiliates that:

(A) are subject to the jurisdiction of the department of financial institutions;

(B) are subject to the jurisdiction or regulatory supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the National Credit Union Administration, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Trade Commission, or the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;

(C) are chartered by the United States Congress to engage in secondary market mortgage transactions;

(D) are created by the Indiana housing and community development authority; or

(E) originate, purchase, sell, assign, securitize, or service property interests or obligations created by financial transactions or loans made, executed, originated, or purchased by persons referred to in clause (A), (B), (C), or (D).

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 24-9-7-2.]

As added by P.L.115-2026, SEC.97.

IC 37-5-8Chapter 8. Penalties and Enforcement

37-5-8-1Penalties; exception 37-5-8-2Homeowner protection unit 37-5-8-3Enforcement actions by attorney general; exception; civil penalty for violation of injunction; jurisdiction of court 37-5-8-4Complaints

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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