Section 12-113 - Discrimination prohibited. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-113. Discrimination prohibited.
 

(a)  Prohibition.- 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, marital status, handicap, or national origin. 

(b)  Exceptions.- 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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 49, § 13; 1975, ch. 49, § 3.]