The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this Article, shall have the following meanings ascribed to them, except where the context clearly requires otherwise:
(a) "Financial Institution" means a financial institution which is a trust company, a bank, a savings bank, a credit union, an investment bank, a broker, an investment trust, a pension fund, a building and loan association, a savings and loan association, an insurance company, or any other institution acceptable to the Authority, authorized to do business in the State and approved by the Authority to insure bonds or loans for industrial projects authorized by this Act.(b) "Participating lender" means any trust company, bank, savings bank, credit union, investment bank, broker, investment trust, pension fund, building and loan association, savings and loan association, insurance company or other institution approved by the Authority which assumes a portion of the risk on a loan for an industrial project as provided in Section 805-30 of this Act.Added by P.A. 093-0205, § 805-10, eff. 1/1/2004.