IC 24-5-23.5-4: "Mortgage loan"

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "mortgage loan" means a loan in which a mortgage (or another equivalent consensual security interest) that constitutes a lien is created or retained against an interest in real property in Indiana.

(b) The term includes the following:

(1) A home loan subject to IC 37-5.

(2) A loan described in IC 37-5-1-1, to the extent allowed under federal law.

(3) A first lien mortgage transaction (as defined in IC 37-1-2) subject to IC 37-1.

(4) A consumer credit sale subject to IC 37-2-3 in which a mortgage (or another equivalent consensual security interest) that constitutes a lien is created or retained against an interest in real property in Indiana.

(5) A consumer loan subject to IC 37-2-4 in which a mortgage (or another equivalent consensual security interest) that constitutes a lien is created or retained against an interest in real property in Indiana.

(6) A loan in which a mortgage (or another equivalent consensual security interest) that constitutes a lien is created or retained against land:

(A) that is located in Indiana;

(B) upon which there is a dwelling that is not or will not be used by the borrower primarily for personal, family, or household purposes; and

(C) that is classified as residential for property tax purposes.

The term includes a loan that is secured by land in Indiana upon which there is a dwelling that is purchased by or through the borrower for investment or other business purposes.

(c) The term does not include a land contract.