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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 10. Finance And Financial Institutions
Agency 5. State Corporation Commission
Chapter 60. Consumer Finance Companies
11/21/2024

10VAC5-60-20. Additional business requirements and restrictions.

A. Licensees shall have 10 calendar days after the date a consumer finance loan is paid in full, or a judgment is satisfied, or a borrower's obligation is otherwise terminated to accomplish the acts required by § 6.2-1524 G of the Code of Virginia.

B. A licensee shall not require a borrower to purchase or maintain property insurance for a motor vehicle used as security for a consumer finance loan from or through a particular provider or list of providers.

C. If a licensee disburses loan proceeds by means of a check, neither the licensee nor an affiliate or subsidiary of the licensee shall charge the borrower a fee for cashing the check.

D. A licensee shall give a borrower a signed and dated receipt for each cash payment made in person, which shall state the balance due on the consumer finance loan.

E. If a consumer finance loan is sold or assigned by a licensee and the servicing will be performed by another person, then the person that will be servicing the consumer finance loan shall comply with the obligations and limitations under the Act and this chapter that are applicable to licensees engaged in servicing consumer finance loans. This provision shall not apply to a person that is ineligible for licensure pursuant to § 6.2-1502 A of the Code of Virginia.

F. Nothing in the Act or this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a licensee from (i) voluntarily accepting a payment on an outstanding consumer finance loan from a borrower after the date that such payment was due to the licensee or (ii) considering a payment to be timely if it is made more than 10 calendar days after its due date. However, except as otherwise permitted by the Act and this chapter, the licensee shall not charge, contract for, collect, receive, recover, or require a borrower to pay any additional interest, fees, or other amounts.

G. A licensee shall comply with all federal laws and regulations applicable to the conduct of its business, including the Truth in Lending Act (15 USC § 1601 et seq.), Regulation Z (12 CFR Part 1026), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 USC § 1691 et seq.), Regulation B (12 CFR Part 1002), and the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (16 CFR Part 314).

H. A person shall remain subject to the provisions of the Act and this chapter applicable to licensees in connection with all consumer finance loans that the person made while licensed as a consumer finance company notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the following events:

1. The person's license is surrendered, suspended, or revoked; or

2. The person ceases making consumer finance loans.

I. A licensee shall not provide any statement or representation with regard to the rates, terms, or conditions for loans made under the Act to a borrower or prospective borrower that is false, misleading, or deceptive.

J. A licensee shall not engage in any business or activity that directly or indirectly results in an evasion of the provisions of the Act or this chapter.

K. Consumer finance loans made prior to January 1, 2021, that remain outstanding on or after January 1, 2021, may be collected in accordance with the preexisting terms of the loan contracts provided that such terms were permitted by law when the loans were made.

L. A licensee shall not make a consumer finance loan or vary the terms of a consumer finance loan on the condition or requirement that a borrower or prospective borrower purchase any type of credit insurance.

Statutory Authority

§§ 6.2-1535 and 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR225-01-0602, eff. May 1, 1976; amended, Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 20, eff. June 1, 2012; Volume 37, Issue 16, eff. April 15, 2021.

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