Indiana Code 24-5-15-2. “Credit services organization”
(1) Improving a buyer‘s credit record, credit history, or credit rating.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-5-15-2
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- buyer: means an individual who is solicited to purchase or who purchases the services of a credit services organization. See Indiana Code 24-5-15-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- extension of credit: means the right to:
Indiana Code 24-5-15-3
- Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. Source: OCC
- Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A
- 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.
- Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a joint venture, or any other entity. See Indiana Code 24-5-15-4
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(3) Obtaining a delay or forbearance of a buyer’s obligation under a mortgage.
(4) Obtaining a lower interest rate for:
(A) a consumer loan; or
(B) a residential mortgage loan;
to which the buyer is a debtor or a prospective debtor.
(5) Providing debt settlement services on behalf of a buyer.
(6) Providing advice or assistance to a buyer concerning the services described in subdivisions (1) through (5).
(b) The term “credit services organization” does not include any of the following:
(1) A person authorized to make loans or extensions of credit under state or federal laws that is subject to regulation and supervision under state or federal laws, or a lender approved by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for participation in a mortgage insurance program under the federal National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq.).
(2) A bank or savings association or a subsidiary of a bank or savings association that has deposits or accounts that are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(3) A credit union doing business in Indiana.
(4) A nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(5) A person licensed as a real estate broker under IC 25-34.1 if the person is acting within the course and scope of the person’s license.
(6) A person admitted to the practice of law in Indiana if the person is acting within the course and scope of the person’s practice as an attorney.
(7) A broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission if the broker-dealer is acting within the course and scope of the broker-dealer’s regulation.
(8) A consumer reporting agency (as defined in the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.)).
(9) A loan servicer acting on behalf of the holder of:
(A) a consumer loan; or
(B) a residential mortgage loan.
(10) A debt management company (as defined in IC 28-1-29-1(2)).
As added by P.L.142-1990, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1991, SEC.7; P.L.79-1998, SEC.27; P.L.171-2006, SEC.1; P.L.114-2010, SEC.13.