Repayment ability; commercially reasonable practices to determine debt to income ratio
Ind. Code § 37-5-4-8
in effectSec. 8. (a) A creditor may not make a high cost home loan without regard to repayment ability.
(b) If a creditor presents evidence that the creditor followed commercially reasonable practices in determining the borrower's debt to income ratio, there is a rebuttable presumption that the creditor made the high cost home loan with due regard to repayment ability. For purposes of this section, there is a rebuttable presumption that the borrower's statement of income provided to the creditor is true and complete.
(c) Commercially reasonable practices include the use of:
(1) the debt to income ratio:
(A) listed in 38 CFR 36.4337(c)(1); and
(B) defined in 38 CFR 36.4337(d); and
(2) the residual income guidelines established under:
(A) 38 CFR 36.4337(e); and
(B) United States Department of Veterans Affairs form 26-6393.
[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 24-9-4-8.]
As added by P.L.115-2026, SEC.97.
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