Sec. 3. “Bona fide third party fee”, with respect to a residential mortgage loan, includes any of the following:

(1) Fees for real estate appraisals. However, if the residential mortgage loan is governed by Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (12 U.S.C. § 3331 through 3352), the fee for an appraisal performed in connection with the loan is not a bona fide third party fee unless the appraisal is performed by a person that is licensed or certified under IC 25-34.1-3-8.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-2.5-1-3

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) Fees for title examination, abstract of title, title insurance, property surveys, or similar purposes.

(3) Notary and credit report fees.

(4) Fees for the services provided by a loan broker in procuring possible business for a creditor if the fees are paid by the creditor.

As added by P.L.175-2019, SEC.2.