§ 12-113
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§12–113.
(a)Except as provided in subsection
(b)of this section, a lender may not refuse to lend money to any person solely because of:
(1)Geographic area or neighborhood; or
(2)Race, creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, handicap, or national origin.
(b)A lender may refuse to make a loan:
(1)On property outside a geographic area of the State in which the lender normally does business;
(2)To be used in a type of business or activity other than a type in connection with which the lender normally makes loans; or
(3)Because of a greater than normal risk, including one due to:
(i)The presence of an airport;
(ii)An unusual drainage condition; or
(iii)Any other situation which causes a greater than normal risk of loss in a particular area.