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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="1-213" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Credit union” has the meaning stated in § 6–101 of this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Savings and loan association” has the meaning stated in § 8–101 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section applies only to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A banking institution;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A credit union;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A savings and loan association;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A community development financial institution; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A credit grantor regulated under Title 11 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>When evaluating an application for a primary residential mortgage loan or an extension of credit, an entity subject to this section shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Adhere to the rules concerning evaluations of applications established under 12 C.F.R. § 1002.6, including consideration of the following verifiable alternative indications of creditworthiness presented or made available to the entity by the applicant:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>History of rent or mortgage payments;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>History of utility payments;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>School attendance; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Work attendance; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the applicant requests, consider other verifiable alternative indications of creditworthiness presented or made available to the entity by the applicant.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
