§ 28-2-16-2 — "Bank"

(a) As used in this chapter, "bank" means a
financial institution:
(1) that has been organized or reorganized under the laws of the
United States, any state of the United States, or the District of
Columbia; and
(2) that:
(A) is an "insured bank" (as defined in Section 3(h) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(h)) or is
eligible to make application to become an insured depository
institution under Section 5 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(12 U.S.C. 1815); or
(B) is a stock savings bank that was formed as a result of
conversion under IC 28, incorporated under IC 28-12, or
organized or reorganized under the laws of any other state of
the United States.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a)(2)(B), the term "bank" does
not include:
(1) any institution that has been or is chartered or regulated as a
federal savings association or federal savings bank under Section
5 of the Home Owners Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1464);
(2) institutions of the "Farm Credit System" as described in 12
U.S.C. 2001 through 2260, which include the Farm Credit Banks,
the Federal Land Bank Associations, the Production Credit
Associations, the Banks for Cooperatives, and any other
institution that may become a part of the Farm Credit System, as
chartered by and subject to the supervision of the Farm Credit
Administration; or
(3) any other institution that has been organized or reorganized as
a savings association, a credit union, or an industrial loan and
investment company.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.279-1987, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.33-1991, SEC.38; P.L.42-1993, SEC.67; P.L.122-1994, SEC.92; P.L.79-1998, SEC.64; P.L.27-2012, SEC.78.