Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - Interest and Usury
Section 12-113 - Discrimination Prohibited

(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, 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.

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