Sec. 4. (a) Any national bank located within this state may accept and execute trusts of any kind which may be committed or transferred to it, subject to the same restrictions as are imposed on state banks or trust companies under IC 28-1-11 through IC 28-1-20.

     (b) Any financial institution acting as trustee, mortgagee, or in any capacity under any mortgage or stock agreement, wherein and by virtue of which notes, bonds, preferred stock or other obligations, secured by real estate, have been sold or rediscounted by such financial institution shall, upon demand of the owner of such real estate or upon demand of any holder of any such note, bond, preferred stock or other obligation for information concerning such mortgage, note, bond, preferred stock or other obligation, immediately furnish all such information to the owner or holder of such bond, note, preferred stock or other obligation or to the owner of such mortgaged real estate.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 28-1-23-4

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. 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.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
     (c) A person who fails to comply with this section commits a Class C infraction.

Formerly: Acts 1933, c.40, s.354. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2813.