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Indiana Code Title 24. Trade Regulation § 24-5-23-2

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation may not use the name of an existing mortgage lender or a name confusingly similar to that of an existing mortgage lender when marketing to or soliciting business from a customer or prospective customer if the reference to the existing mortgage lender is:

(1) without the consent of the existing mortgage lender;  and

(2) made in a manner that could cause a reasonable person to believe that the marketing material or solicitation:

(A) originated from;

(B) is endorsed by;  or

(C) is in any other way the responsibility of;

the existing mortgage lender.

(b) This section does not prohibit the use of or reference to the name of an existing mortgage lender in marketing materials or solicitations if the use or reference does not deceive or confuse a reasonable person regarding whether the marketing material or solicitation:

(1) originated from;

(2) is endorsed by;  or

(3) is in any other way the responsibility of;

the existing mortgage lender.

(c) A mortgage lender whose name is used in violation of this section may bring an action to recover the greater of:

(1) two (2) times the amount of actual damages incurred by the mortgage lender as a result of the violation;  or

(2) one thousand dollars ($1,000) plus attorney's fees.

(d) A mortgage lender that is a bank or a bank holding company is entitled to any relief available under both:

(1) subsection (c);  and

(2) IC 28-1-20-4(m);

with respect to the same violation.

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