Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102

§1489 Loans Made by Certain Financial Institutions Without Regard to Limitations and Restrictions of Other Federal Statutes with Respect to Certain Particulars

Title 25 › CHAPTER 17 — FINANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF INDIANS AND INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS › SUBCHAPTER II — LOAN GUARANTY AND INSURANCE › § 1489

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Lets certain lenders make loans that are at least 20 percent guaranteed under this law without following other federal limits. The lenders covered include national banks, Federal savings and loan associations, and any bank, trust company, building and loan association, or insurance company allowed to do business in the District of Columbia, and the excluded rules involve loan-to-value limits, how long loans can run, rules about required security or mortgage liens, lien priority, and the share of assets that can be put into real estate loans.

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Title 25, §1489

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Any loan made by any national bank or Federal savings and loan association, or by any bank, trust company, building and loan association, or insurance company authorized to do business in the District of Columbia, at least 20 per centum of which is guaranteed hereunder, may be made without regard to the limitations and restrictions of any other Federal statute with respect to (a) ratio of amount of loan to the value of the property; (b) maturity of loans; (c) requirement of mortgage or other security; (d) priority of lien; or (e) percentage of assets which may be invested in real estate loans.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 1489

Title 25, Indians

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102