H1347: Consumer Finance Loans

Legislative Summary

Prohibits person from operating branch of business making consumer finance loans before obtaining license; revises maximum interest rates on consumer finance loans; revises minimum amount of time before delinquency charge may be imposed; requires licensees offering assistance program to borrowers after federally declared major disaster to send notice to office; requires licensees to offer to borrowers credit education programs or seminars; provides requirements for licensee claiming submitted information contains trade secret; requires licensees to suspend actions for certain timeframe after federally declared disaster.