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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

10VAC5-60-15. Surety bond; other requirements for licensees; acquisitions.

A. Every licensee and applicant for a license shall file and continuously maintain in full force a surety bond that meets the requirements of § 6.2-1523.3 of the Code of Virginia. The minimum bond amount required shall be $25,000. The form of the bond will be prescribed and provided by the commissioner.

B. If a person has filed a surety bond with the commissioner, the bond shall be retained by the commissioner notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the following events:

1. The person's application for a license is withdrawn or denied;

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

3. The person ceases engaging in business as a consumer finance company.

C. A licensee shall at all times maintain unencumbered liquid assets of at least $25,000 per location licensed or required to be licensed under the Act. A licensee shall upon request by the bureau submit proof that it is complying with the provisions of this subsection.

D. A proposed office location specified in an application filed under § 6.2-1505 or 6.2-1508.1 A of the Code of Virginia shall be deemed to be open for purposes of the Act and this chapter effective upon the date that the application was either approved by the commission or deemed approved pursuant to § 6.2-1508.1 A.

E. A licensee shall notify the bureau in writing and pay a $250 fee within 10 days of relocating any approved office that is located either within or outside of the Commonwealth. The bureau shall furnish the licensee with a replacement license certificate that identifies the new location upon finding that the new location is in the same county, city, or town as the old location or in a contiguous county, city, or town. The licensee shall also notify the bureau in writing within 10 days of commencing business at the relocated place of business.

F. A licensee shall continuously maintain the requirements and standards for licensure prescribed in § 6.2-1507 of the Code of Virginia.

G. Any person submitting an application to acquire, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the voting shares of a corporation or 25% or more of the ownership of any other person licensed to conduct business under the Act shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of $500.

Statutory Authority

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

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 16, eff. April 15, 2021.

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