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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="1-209" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Only the State may enact a law which purports to regulate extensions of credit made by a financial institution.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section does not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Affect federal law preemption of State law;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Restrict or otherwise affect local laws that establish property ownership or the rights and obligations of property owners;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Restrict or otherwise affect a local government’s ability to regulate its fiscal, economic, or community development policy;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Restrict or otherwise affect a local government’s ability to enact laws or adopt regulations relating to fair housing or other civil rights; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Restrict or otherwise affect a local government’s ability to establish or administer loan programs to assist residents with financial needs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
