HB 1174 Indiana House · 2025 Regular Session

Charges for supervised loans.

Summary
Provides that for a supervised loan that is made under the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC) and that: (1) is entered into after June 30, 2025; (2) is not secured by an interest in land or by personal property used or expected to be used as the debtor's principal dwelling; and (3) has a principal amount that does not exceed $5,000; a lender may contract for and receive, in addition to the loan finance charge and any other permitted charges and fees, a monthly service fee that is based on the amount of principal originally contracted for, and must report the borrower's payments on the supervised loan to at least one consumer reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis (as defined in 15 U.S.C. 1681a(p)) in accordance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.). Provides that for a supervised loan that: (1) is entered into after June 30, 2025; (2) is not secured by an interest in land or by personal property used or expected to be used as the debtor's principal dwelling; (3) has a principal amount that is more than $5,000 but does not exceed $25,000; and (4) is for a term of at least six months; a lender may contract for and receive a loan finance charge not exceeding 36% per year on the unpaid balances of the principal. For a supervised loan that qualifies for the flat 36% annual finance charge (instead of the blended loan finance charge that applies to all other supervised loans), requires the lender to: (1) report the borrower's payments on the loan to at least one nationwide consumer reporting agency; and (2) offer to the borrower, at or before the consummation of the loan and at no cost to the borrower, a consumer credit education program provided by the lender or a third party provider. Provides that, based on information contained in annual composite reports filed with the department of financial institutions (department) by creditors required to be licensed under the UCCC, the department shall publish annually on the department's website a report that contains specified information concerning supervised loans made after June 30, 2025, by nondepository licensees during the reporting period covered by the composite reports. Makes conforming amendments to: (1) the UCCC; and (2) the statutes governing: (A) pawnbrokers; and (B) loansharking.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced House Bill (H) House Bill (S) · 4 edits
MODERATE
HB 1174 was amended on February 11, 2025, to update the digest and section references, change the effective date of certain provisions, and modify how delinquency charges and loan finance charges are calculated and reported for supervised loans under Indiana's Uniform Consumer Credit Code.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on supervised loans under the Uniform Consumer Credit Code, but the specific sections amended and the effective date for certain provisions were updated.
REQUIREMENT

The section reference for delinquency charges was changed from IC 24-4.5-3-203.5 to IC 24-4.5-3-201, and the loan finance charge limit was updated from 25% to 36% per year.

New requirements were added for lenders to report borrower payments to nationwide consumer reporting agencies and to offer consumer credit education programs to borrowers.

TIMELINE

The effective date for certain provisions was changed from July 1, 2019 to July 1, 2025, and the digest was updated to reflect the February 11, 2025 amendment.

SCOPE

The bill's applicability was clarified to exclude supervised loans from certain loan finance charge limitations, while maintaining restrictions on delinquency charges.

Floor votes · House Feb 17, 2025

How they voted

5146
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 100
Feb 17, 2025
D Democratic29
28 Nay 1
96% Nay
I Independent1
1 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican70
51 Yea 17 Nay 2
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 168: yeas 51, nays 46
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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