Sec. 2. (a) A creditor may not knowingly or intentionally replace or consolidate a zero (0) interest rate or other subsidized low rate loan made by a governmental or nonprofit lender with a high cost home loan within the first ten (10) years of the subsidized low rate loan unless the current holder of the loan consents in writing to the refinancing.

     (b) For purposes of this section, a “subsidized low rate loan” is a loan that carries a current interest rate of at least two (2) percentage points below the current yield on treasury securities with a comparable maturity. If the loan’s current interest rate is either a discounted introductory rate or a rate that automatically steps up over time, the fully indexed rate or the fully stepped up rate, as appropriate, should be used instead of the current rate to determine whether a loan is a subsidized low rate loan.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-9-3-2

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
     (c) Each mortgage or deed of trust securing a zero (0) interest rate or other subsidized low rate loan executed after January 1, 2005, must prominently display the following on the face of the instrument:

“This instrument secures a zero (0) interest rate or other subsidized low rate loan subject to IC 24-9-3-2.”.

     (d) A creditor may reasonably rely on the presence or absence of the statement described in subsection (c) on the face of an instrument executed after January 1, 2005, as conclusive proof of the existence or nonexistence of a zero (0) interest rate or other subsidized low rate loan.

As added by P.L.73-2004, SEC.33.