Iowa Admin. Code r. 187-16.1
For the purposes of this chapter, the definitions in Iowa Code chapter 536A shall apply. In addition, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Business of making industrial loans" means making ten or more loans of money or other forms of credit in a calendar year for which a license is required under Iowa Code section 536A.3, advertising the availability of such loans, or directly undertaking the collection of payments due on such loans or otherwise enforcing rights against borrowers who have entered into industrial loans.
"Industrial loan" means a loan made by a person who is a licensee acting under the terms of the Iowa industrial loan law. An industrial loan qualifies as a consumer loan subject to the Iowa Consumer Credit Code if the borrower is a person other than an organization; the debt is incurred for personal, family, or household use; and the amount financed is below the statutory threshold.
"Industrial loan business" means the business of operating an industrial loan company as defined in Iowa Code section 536A.2(1).
"Nationwide multistate licensing system" or "NMIS" means a multistate licensing system developed and maintained by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators for the licensing and registration of nondepository financial institutions.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 187-16.1