# Ind. Code § 28-2-14-2: Bank

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 28-2-14-2
- **Heading:** Bank
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 28 / Article 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 28-2-14-2

## Text

Sec. 2. (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 or the state of Indiana;

(2) that has its principal office in Indiana; and

(3) 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 a conversion under IC 28-1-21.8 or IC 28-1-21.9 or incorporated under IC 28-12.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (a)(3)(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, credit union, or industrial loan and investment company.

As added by P.L.265-1985, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.33-1991, SEC.28; P.L.42-1993, SEC.64; P.L.122-1994, SEC.89; P.L.79-1998, SEC.63; P.L.27-2012, SEC.77.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-1 Acquire](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-2 Bank](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-3 Bank holding company](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-4 Bank subsidiary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-5 Company](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-6 Control](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-7 Department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-8 Deposits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-8.md)
- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-9 Repealed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-9.md)
- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-10 Acquisitions of banks and bank holding companies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-10.md)
- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-11 Repealed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-11.md)
- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-12 Bank or bank holding companies; application for acquisition; investigation; hearing; approval or disapproval](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-12.md)
- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-13 Request for hearing upon fairness of issuance and exchange of stock; hearing; issuance of securities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-13.md)
- [Ind. Code § 28-2-14-14 Findings of fact](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T28_A2_C14_S28-2-14-14.md)

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