Rep. Daniel J. Burke

Filed: 3/9/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 641

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 641 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Consumer Installment Loan Act is amended by
5changing Sections 1, 17.2, and 17.3 as follows:
 
6    (205 ILCS 670/1)  (from Ch. 17, par. 5401)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96-936)
8    Sec. 1. License required to engage in business. No person,
9partnership, association, limited liability company, or
10corporation shall engage in the business of making loans of
11money in a principal amount not exceeding $25,000, and charge,
12contract for, or receive on any such loan a greater rate of
13interest, discount, or consideration therefor than the lender
14would be permitted by law to charge if he were not a licensee
15hereunder, except as authorized by this Act after first
16obtaining a license from the Director of Financial Institutions

 

 

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1(hereinafter called the Director).
2(Source: P.A. 89-400, eff. 8-20-95; 90-437, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
3    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-936)
4    Sec. 1. License required to engage in business. No person,
5partnership, association, limited liability company, or
6corporation shall engage in the business of making loans of
7money in a principal amount not exceeding $40,000, and charge,
8contract for, or receive on any such loan a greater rate of
9interest, discount, or consideration therefor than the lender
10would be permitted by law to charge if he were not a licensee
11hereunder, except as authorized by this Act after first
12obtaining a license from the Director of Financial Institutions
13(hereinafter called the Director). No licensee, or employee or
14affiliate thereof, that is licensed under the Payday Loan
15Reform Act shall obtain a license under this Act except that a
16licensee under the Payday Loan Reform Act may obtain a license
17under this Act for the exclusive purpose and use of making
18title-secured loans, as defined in subsection (a) of Section 15
19of this Act and governed by Title 38, Section 110.300 of the
20Illinois Administrative Code.
21(Source: P.A. 96-936, eff. 3-21-11.)
 
22    (205 ILCS 670/17.2)
23    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
24delayed effective date)

 

 

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1    Sec. 17.2. Small consumer loans; charges permitted.
2    (a) With respect to a small consumer loan of $1,500 or
3less:
4        (1) A licensee may charge, contract for and receive
5    interest at an annual percentage rate of no more than 99%
6    calculated in accordance with the federal Truth in Lending
7    Act.
8        (2) A licensee may charge an acquisition charge not to
9    exceed 10% of the amount financed. The acquisition charge
10    is in lieu of the fee permitted under Section 15d(5) and is
11    fully earned at the time the loan is made and shall not be
12    subject to refund.
13    (b) With respect to a small consumer loan over $1,500:
14        (1) A licensee may charge the following finance
15    charges:
16            (A) an acquisition charge for making the original
17        loan, not to exceed $100; for purposes of this
18        subsection (b), "original loan" means a loan in which
19        none of the proceeds are used by the licensee to pay
20        off the outstanding balance of another small consumer
21        loan made to the same consumer by the same licensee or
22        any employee or affiliate of the licensee;
23            (B) an acquisition charge for the first time that
24        an original loan is refinanced, not to exceed $50;
25            (C) an acquisition charge for any subsequent
26        refinancing not to exceed $25; for purposes of this

 

 

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1        subsection (b), "refinancing" occurs when an existing
2        small consumer loan is satisfied and replaced by a new
3        small consumer loan made to the same consumer by the
4        same licensee or any employee or affiliate of the
5        licensee; and
6            (D) a monthly installment account handling charge,
7        not to exceed the following amounts:
 
8    Amount financed Per month charge
9    $1,500.01 - $1,600 $69
10    $1,600.01 - $1,700 $72
11    $1,700.01 - $1,800 $75
12    $1,800.01 - $1,900 $78
13    $1,900.01 - $2,000 $81
14    $2,000.01 - $2,100 $84
15    $2,100.01 - $2,200 $87
16    $2,200.01 - $2,300 $90
17    $2,300.01 - $2,400 $92
18    $2,400.01 - $2,500 $94
19    $2,500.01 - $2,600 $96
20    $2,600.01 - $2,700 $98
21    $2,700.01 - $2,800 $100
22    $2,800.01 - $2,900 $102
23    $2,900.01 - $3,000 $104
24    $3,000.01 - $3,100 $106
25    $3,100.01 - $3,200$108

 

 

 

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1    $3,200.01 - $3,300$110
2    $3,300.01 - $3,400$112
3    $3,400.01 - $3,500$114
4    $3,500.01 - $3,600$116
5    $3,600.01 - $3,700$118
6    $3,700.01 - $3,800$120
7    $3,800.01 - $3,900$122
8    $3,900.01 - $4,000$124
9        (2) The acquisition charge is in lieu of the fee
10    permitted under Section 15d(5) and is fully earned at the
11    time the loan is made and shall not be subject to refund;
12    except that, if the loan is paid in full within the first
13    60 days of the loan term, the first $25 of the acquisition
14    charge may be retained by the licensee and the remainder of
15    the acquisition charge shall be refunded at a rate of
16    one-sixtieth of the remainder of the acquisition charge per
17    day, beginning on the day after the date of the prepayment
18    and ending on the sixtieth day after the loan was made.
19        (3) In no event shall the annual percentage rate on the
20    loan transaction as calculated in accordance with the
21    federal Truth in Lending Act exceed 99%.
22    (c) In addition to the charges permitted in subsections (a)
23and (b) of this Section, a licensee may charge a consumer a fee
24not to exceed $1 to cover the licensee's cost of submitting
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1required under Section 17.5 of this Act. Only one such fee may
2be collected by the licensee with respect to a particular loan.
3    (d) When any loan contract is paid in full by cash,
4renewal, or refinancing, or a new loan, the licensee shall
5refund any unearned interest or unearned portion of the monthly
6installment account handling charge, whichever is applicable.
7The unearned interest or unearned portion of the monthly
8installment account handling charge that is refunded shall be
9calculated based on a method that is at least as favorable to
10the consumer as the actuarial method, as defined by the federal
11Truth in Lending Act. The sum of the digits or rule of 78ths
12method of calculating prepaid interest refunds is prohibited.
13    (e) The maximum acquisition charges that are expressed as
14flat dollar amounts under this Section shall be subject to an
15annual adjustment as of the first day of each year following
16the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
17Assembly equal to the percentage change in the Consumer Price
18Index compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States
19Department of Labor, or, if that index is canceled or
20superseded, the index chosen by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
21as most accurately reflecting the changes in the purchasing
22power of the dollar for consumers, or, if no such index is
23chosen by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the index chosen by
24the Department as most accurately reflecting the changes in the
25purchasing power of the dollar for consumers. The adjusted
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1computations.
2(Source: P.A. 96-936, eff. 3-21-11.)
 
3    (205 ILCS 670/17.3)
4    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
5delayed effective date)
6    Sec. 17.3. Small consumer loans; terms.
7    (a) A small consumer loan shall be fully amortizing and be
8repayable in its entirety in a minimum of 6 substantially equal
9and consecutive payments with a period of not less than 180
10days to maturity.
11    (b) No licensee, or employee or affiliate thereof, may
12extend to or have open with a consumer more than one small
13consumer loan at any time; provided, however, that loans
14acquired by a licensee from another licensee are not included
15within this prohibition.
16    (c) A licensee is prohibited from refinancing a small
17consumer loan during the first 75 days of the loan term. For
18purposes of this Act, a refinancing occurs when an existing
19small consumer loan is satisfied and replaced by a new small
20consumer loan made to the same consumer by the same licensee or
21any employee or affiliate of the licensee.
22    (d) Except for the deferment charge permitted by item (5)
23of subsection (f) of Section 15, a licensee is prohibited from
24collecting any fee, charge, or remuneration of any sort for
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1its original term.
2    (e) Before entering into a small consumer loan agreement, a
3licensee must provide to the consumer a pamphlet, prepared by
4the Director, describing general information about consumer
5credit and about the consumer's rights and responsibilities in
6a small consumer loan transaction. Each small consumer loan
7agreement executed by a licensee shall include a statement,
8located just above the signature line for the consumer, and
9shall provide as follows: "In addition to agreeing to the terms
10of this agreement, I acknowledge, by my signature below,
11receipt from (name of lender) a pamphlet regarding small
12consumer loans.".
13    (f) Each small consumer loan agreement entered into between
14a licensee and a consumer shall include a notification, in such
15loan agreement, of a toll-free number furnished by the
16Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division
17of Financial Institutions that the consumer may contact for the
18purpose of receiving information from the Division regarding
19credit or assistance with credit problems.
20(Source: P.A. 96-936, eff. 3-21-11.)
 
21    Section 10. The Payday Loan Reform Act is amended by
22changing Sections 1-10, 3-5, and 4-5 as follows:
 
23    (815 ILCS 122/1-10)
24    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96-936)

 

 

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1    Sec. 1-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
2    "Check" means a "negotiable instrument", as defined in
3Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code, that is drawn on a
4financial institution.
5    "Commercially reasonable method of verification" or
6"certified database" means a consumer reporting service
7database certified by the Department as effective in verifying
8that a proposed loan agreement is permissible under this Act,
9or, in the absence of the Department's certification, any
10reasonably reliable written verification by the consumer
11concerning (i) whether the consumer has any outstanding payday
12loans, (ii) the principal amount of those outstanding payday
13loans, and (iii) whether any payday loans have been paid in
14full by the consumer in the preceding 7 days.
15    "Consumer" means any natural person who, singly or jointly
16with another consumer, enters into a loan.
17    "Consumer reporting service" means an entity that provides
18a database certified by the Department.
19    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
20Professional Regulation.
21    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
22Professional Regulation.
23    "Gross monthly income" means monthly income as
24demonstrated by official documentation of the income,
25including, but not limited to, a pay stub or a receipt
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1days prior to the date on which the loan is made.
2    "Lender" and "licensee" mean any person or entity,
3including any affiliate or subsidiary of a lender or licensee,
4that offers or makes a payday loan, buys a whole or partial
5interest in a payday loan, arranges a payday loan for a third
6party, or acts as an agent for a third party in making a payday
7loan, regardless of whether approval, acceptance, or
8ratification by the third party is necessary to create a legal
9obligation for the third party, and includes any other person
10or entity if the Department determines that the person or
11entity is engaged in a transaction that is in substance a
12disguised payday loan or a subterfuge for the purpose of
13avoiding this Act.
14    "Loan agreement" means a written agreement between a lender
15and consumer to make a loan to the consumer, regardless of
16whether any loan proceeds are actually paid to the consumer on
17the date on which the loan agreement is made.
18    "Member of the military" means a person serving in the
19armed forces of the United States, the Illinois National Guard,
20or any reserve component of the armed forces of the United
21States. "Member of the military" includes those persons engaged
22in (i) active duty, (ii) training or education under the
23supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into
24military service, or (iii) a period of active duty with the
25State of Illinois under Title 10 or Title 32 of the United
26States Code pursuant to order of the President or the Governor

 

 

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1of the State of Illinois.
2    "Outstanding balance" means the total amount owed by the
3consumer on a loan to a lender, including all principal,
4finance charges, fees, and charges of every kind.
5    "Payday loan" or "loan" means a loan with a finance charge
6exceeding an annual percentage rate of 36% and with a term that
7does not exceed 120 days, including any transaction conducted
8via any medium whatsoever, including, but not limited to,
9paper, facsimile, Internet, or telephone, in which:
10        (1) A lender accepts one or more checks dated on the
11    date written and agrees to hold them for a period of days
12    before deposit or presentment, or accepts one or more
13    checks dated subsequent to the date written and agrees to
14    hold them for deposit; or
15        (2) A lender accepts one or more authorizations to
16    debit a consumer's bank account; or
17        (3) A lender accepts an interest in a consumer's wages,
18    including, but not limited to, a wage assignment.
19    "Principal amount" means the amount received by the
20consumer from the lender due and owing on a loan, excluding any
21finance charges, interest, fees, or other loan-related
22charges.
23    "Rollover" means to refinance, renew, amend, or extend a
24loan beyond its original term.
25(Source: P.A. 94-13, eff. 12-6-05.)
 

 

 

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1    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-936)
2    Sec. 1-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
3    "Check" means a "negotiable instrument", as defined in
4Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code, that is drawn on a
5financial institution.
6    "Commercially reasonable method of verification" or
7"certified database" means a consumer reporting service
8database certified by the Department as effective in verifying
9that a proposed loan agreement is permissible under this Act,
10or, in the absence of the Department's certification, any
11reasonably reliable written verification by the consumer
12concerning (i) whether the consumer has any outstanding payday
13loans, (ii) the principal amount of those outstanding payday
14loans, and (iii) whether any payday loans have been paid in
15full by the consumer in the preceding 7 days.
16    "Consumer" means any natural person who, singly or jointly
17with another consumer, enters into a loan.
18    "Consumer reporting service" means an entity that provides
19a database certified by the Department.
20    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
21Professional Regulation.
22    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
23Professional Regulation.
24    "Gross monthly income" means monthly income as
25demonstrated by official documentation of the income,
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1reflecting payment of government benefits, for the period 30
2days prior to the date on which the loan is made.
3    "Lender" and "licensee" mean any person or entity,
4including any affiliate or subsidiary of a lender or licensee,
5that offers or makes a payday loan, buys a whole or partial
6interest in a payday loan, arranges a payday loan for a third
7party, or acts as an agent for a third party in making a payday
8loan, regardless of whether approval, acceptance, or
9ratification by the third party is necessary to create a legal
10obligation for the third party, and includes any other person
11or entity if the Department determines that the person or
12entity is engaged in a transaction that is in substance a
13disguised payday loan or a subterfuge for the purpose of
14avoiding this Act.
15    "Loan agreement" means a written agreement between a lender
16and consumer to make a loan to the consumer, regardless of
17whether any loan proceeds are actually paid to the consumer on
18the date on which the loan agreement is made.
19    "Member of the military" means a person serving in the
20armed forces of the United States, the Illinois National Guard,
21or any reserve component of the armed forces of the United
22States. "Member of the military" includes those persons engaged
23in (i) active duty, (ii) training or education under the
24supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into
25military service, or (iii) a period of active duty with the
26State of Illinois under Title 10 or Title 32 of the United

 

 

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1States Code pursuant to order of the President or the Governor
2of the State of Illinois.
3    "Outstanding balance" means the total amount owed by the
4consumer on a loan to a lender, including all principal,
5finance charges, fees, and charges of every kind.
6    "Payday loan" or "loan" means a loan with a finance charge
7exceeding an annual percentage rate of 36% and with a term that
8does not exceed 120 days, including any transaction conducted
9via any medium whatsoever, including, but not limited to,
10paper, facsimile, Internet, or telephone, in which:
11        (1) A lender accepts one or more checks dated on the
12    date written and agrees to hold them for a period of days
13    before deposit or presentment, or accepts one or more
14    checks dated subsequent to the date written and agrees to
15    hold them for deposit; or
16        (2) A lender accepts one or more authorizations to
17    debit a consumer's bank account; or
18        (3) A lender accepts an interest in a consumer's wages,
19    including, but not limited to, a wage assignment.
20    The term "payday loan" includes "installment payday loan",
21unless otherwise specified in this Act.
22    "Principal amount" means the amount received by the
23consumer from the lender due and owing on a loan, excluding any
24finance charges, interest, fees, or other loan-related
25charges.
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1loan beyond its original term.
2(Source: P.A. 96-936, eff. 3-21-11.)
 
3    (815 ILCS 122/3-5)
4    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96-936)
5    Sec. 3-5. Licensure.
6    (a) A license to make a payday loan shall state the
7address, including city and state, at which the business is to
8be conducted and shall state fully the name of the licensee.
9The license shall be conspicuously posted in the place of
10business of the licensee and shall not be transferable or
11assignable.
12    (b) An application for a license shall be in writing and in
13a form prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary may not issue
14a payday loan license unless and until the following findings
15are made:
16        (1) that the financial responsibility, experience,
17    character, and general fitness of the applicant are such as
18    to command the confidence of the public and to warrant the
19    belief that the business will be operated lawfully and
20    fairly and within the provisions and purposes of this Act;
21    and
22        (2) that the applicant has submitted such other
23    information as the Secretary may deem necessary.
24    (c) A license shall be issued for no longer than one year,
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1substantially violated this Act and has not cured the violation
2to the satisfaction of the Department.
3    (d) A licensee shall appoint, in writing, the Secretary as
4attorney-in-fact upon whom all lawful process against the
5licensee may be served with the same legal force and validity
6as if served on the licensee. A copy of the written
7appointment, duly certified, shall be filed in the office of
8the Secretary, and a copy thereof certified by the Secretary
9shall be sufficient evidence to subject a licensee to
10jurisdiction in a court of law. This appointment shall remain
11in effect while any liability remains outstanding in this State
12against the licensee. When summons is served upon the Secretary
13as attorney-in-fact for a licensee, the Secretary shall
14immediately notify the licensee by registered mail, enclosing
15the summons and specifying the hour and day of service.
16    (e) A licensee must pay an annual fee of $1,000. In
17addition to the license fee, the reasonable expense of any
18examination or hearing by the Secretary under any provisions of
19this Act shall be borne by the licensee. If a licensee fails to
20renew its license by December 31, its license shall
21automatically expire; however, the Secretary, in his or her
22discretion, may reinstate an expired license upon:
23        (1) payment of the annual fee within 30 days of the
24    date of expiration; and
25        (2) proof of good cause for failure to renew.
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1under the same license, but the Secretary may issue more than
2one license to the same licensee upon compliance with all the
3provisions of this Act governing issuance of a single license.
4The location, except those locations already in existence as of
5June 1, 2005, may not be within one mile of a horse race track
6subject to the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, within one
7mile of a facility at which gambling is conducted under the
8Riverboat Gambling Act, within one mile of the location at
9which a riverboat subject to the Riverboat Gambling Act docks,
10or within one mile of any State of Illinois or United States
11military base or naval installation.
12    (g) No licensee shall conduct the business of making loans
13under this Act within any office, suite, room, or place of
14business in which any other business is solicited or engaged in
15unless the other business is licensed by the Department or, in
16the opinion of the Secretary, the other business would not be
17contrary to the best interests of consumers and is authorized
18by the Secretary in writing.
19    (h) The Secretary shall maintain a list of licensees that
20shall be available to interested consumers and lenders and the
21public. The Secretary shall maintain a toll-free number whereby
22consumers may obtain information about licensees. The
23Secretary shall also establish a complaint process under which
24an aggrieved consumer may file a complaint against a licensee
25or non-licensee who violates any provision of this Act.
26(Source: P.A. 94-13, eff. 12-6-05.)
 

 

 

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1    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-936)
2    Sec. 3-5. Licensure.
3    (a) A license to make a payday loan shall state the
4address, including city and state, at which the business is to
5be conducted and shall state fully the name of the licensee.
6The license shall be conspicuously posted in the place of
7business of the licensee and shall not be transferable or
8assignable.
9    (b) An application for a license shall be in writing and in
10a form prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary may not issue
11a payday loan license unless and until the following findings
12are made:
13        (1) that the financial responsibility, experience,
14    character, and general fitness of the applicant are such as
15    to command the confidence of the public and to warrant the
16    belief that the business will be operated lawfully and
17    fairly and within the provisions and purposes of this Act;
18    and
19        (2) that the applicant has submitted such other
20    information as the Secretary may deem necessary.
21    (c) A license shall be issued for no longer than one year,
22and no renewal of a license may be provided if a licensee has
23substantially violated this Act and has not cured the violation
24to the satisfaction of the Department.
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1attorney-in-fact upon whom all lawful process against the
2licensee may be served with the same legal force and validity
3as if served on the licensee. A copy of the written
4appointment, duly certified, shall be filed in the office of
5the Secretary, and a copy thereof certified by the Secretary
6shall be sufficient evidence to subject a licensee to
7jurisdiction in a court of law. This appointment shall remain
8in effect while any liability remains outstanding in this State
9against the licensee. When summons is served upon the Secretary
10as attorney-in-fact for a licensee, the Secretary shall
11immediately notify the licensee by registered mail, enclosing
12the summons and specifying the hour and day of service.
13    (e) A licensee must pay an annual fee of $1,000. In
14addition to the license fee, the reasonable expense of any
15examination or hearing by the Secretary under any provisions of
16this Act shall be borne by the licensee. If a licensee fails to
17renew its license by December 31, its license shall
18automatically expire; however, the Secretary, in his or her
19discretion, may reinstate an expired license upon:
20        (1) payment of the annual fee within 30 days of the
21    date of expiration; and
22        (2) proof of good cause for failure to renew.
23    (f) Not more than one place of business shall be maintained
24under the same license, but the Secretary may issue more than
25one license to the same licensee upon compliance with all the
26provisions of this Act governing issuance of a single license.

 

 

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1The location, except those locations already in existence as of
2June 1, 2005, may not be within one mile of a horse race track
3subject to the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, within one
4mile of a facility at which gambling is conducted under the
5Riverboat Gambling Act, within one mile of the location at
6which a riverboat subject to the Riverboat Gambling Act docks,
7or within one mile of any State of Illinois or United States
8military base or naval installation.
9    (g) No licensee shall conduct the business of making loans
10under this Act within any office, suite, room, or place of
11business in which (1) any loans are offered or made under the
12Consumer Installment Loan Act other than title secured loans as
13defined in subsection (a) of Section 15 of the Consumer
14Installment Loan Act and governed by Title 38, Section 110.330
15of the Illinois Administrative Code or (2) any other business
16is solicited or engaged in unless the other business is
17licensed by the Department or, in the opinion of the Secretary,
18the other business would not be contrary to the best interests
19of consumers and is authorized by the Secretary in writing.
20    (g-5) (Blank). Notwithstanding subsection (g) of this
21Section, a licensee may obtain a license under the Consumer
22Installment Loan Act (CILA) for the exclusive purpose and use
23of making title secured loans, as defined in subsection (a) of
24Section 15 of CILA and governed by Title 38, Section 110.300 of
25the Illinois Administrative Code. A licensee may continue to
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1outstanding as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of
2the 96th General Assembly.
3    (h) The Secretary shall maintain a list of licensees that
4shall be available to interested consumers and lenders and the
5public. The Secretary shall maintain a toll-free number whereby
6consumers may obtain information about licensees. The
7Secretary shall also establish a complaint process under which
8an aggrieved consumer may file a complaint against a licensee
9or non-licensee who violates any provision of this Act.
10(Source: P.A. 96-936, eff. 3-21-11.)
 
11    (815 ILCS 122/4-5)
12    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96-936)
13    Sec. 4-5. Prohibited acts. A licensee or unlicensed person
14or entity making payday loans may not commit, or have committed
15on behalf of the licensee or unlicensed person or entity, any
16of the following acts:
17        (1) Threatening to use or using the criminal process in
18    this or any other state to collect on the loan.
19        (2) Using any device or agreement that would have the
20    effect of charging or collecting more fees or charges than
21    allowed by this Act, including, but not limited to,
22    entering into a different type of transaction with the
23    consumer.
24        (3) Engaging in unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent
25    practices in the making or collecting of a payday loan.

 

 

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1        (4) Using or attempting to use the check provided by
2    the consumer in a payday loan as collateral for a
3    transaction not related to a payday loan.
4        (5) Knowingly accepting payment in whole or in part of
5    a payday loan through the proceeds of another payday loan
6    provided by any licensee.
7        (6) Knowingly accepting any security, other than that
8    specified in the definition of payday loan in Section 1-10,
9    for a payday loan.
10        (7) Charging any fees or charges other than those
11    specifically authorized by this Act.
12        (8) Threatening to take any action against a consumer
13    that is prohibited by this Act or making any misleading or
14    deceptive statements regarding the payday loan or any
15    consequences thereof.
16        (9) Making a misrepresentation of a material fact by an
17    applicant for licensure in obtaining or attempting to
18    obtain a license.
19        (10) Including any of the following provisions in loan
20    documents required by subsection (b) of Section 2-20:
21            (A) a confession of judgment clause;
22            (B) a waiver of the right to a jury trial, if
23        applicable, in any action brought by or against a
24        consumer, unless the waiver is included in an
25        arbitration clause allowed under subparagraph (C) of
26        this paragraph (11);

 

 

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1            (C) a mandatory arbitration clause that is
2        oppressive, unfair, unconscionable, or substantially
3        in derogation of the rights of consumers; or
4            (D) a provision in which the consumer agrees not to
5        assert any claim or defense arising out of the
6        contract.
7        (11) Selling any insurance of any kind whether or not
8    sold in connection with the making or collecting of a
9    payday loan.
10        (12) Taking any power of attorney.
11        (13) Taking any security interest in real estate.
12        (14) Collecting a delinquency or collection charge on
13    any installment regardless of the period in which it
14    remains in default.
15        (15) Collecting treble damages on an amount owing from
16    a payday loan.
17        (16) Refusing, or intentionally delaying or
18    inhibiting, the consumer's right to enter into a repayment
19    plan pursuant to this Act.
20        (17) Charging for, or attempting to collect,
21    attorney's fees, court costs, or arbitration costs
22    incurred in connection with the collection of a payday
23    loan.
24        (18) (Blank) Making a loan in violation of this Act.
25        (19) Garnishing the wages or salaries of a consumer who
26    is a member of the military.

 

 

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1        (20) Failing to suspend or defer collection activity
2    against a consumer who is a member of the military and who
3    has been deployed to a combat or combat-support posting.
4        (21) Contacting the military chain of command of a
5    consumer who is a member of the military in an effort to
6    collect on a payday loan.
7(Source: P.A. 94-13, eff. 12-6-05.)
 
8    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-936)
9    Sec. 4-5. Prohibited acts. A licensee or unlicensed person
10or entity making payday loans may not commit, or have committed
11on behalf of the licensee or unlicensed person or entity, any
12of the following acts:
13        (1) Threatening to use or using the criminal process in
14    this or any other state to collect on the loan.
15        (2) Using any device or agreement that would have the
16    effect of charging or collecting more fees or charges than
17    allowed by this Act, including, but not limited to,
18    entering into a different type of transaction with the
19    consumer.
20        (3) Engaging in unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent
21    practices in the making or collecting of a payday loan.
22        (4) Using or attempting to use the check provided by
23    the consumer in a payday loan as collateral for a
24    transaction not related to a payday loan.
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1    a payday loan through the proceeds of another payday loan
2    provided by any licensee, except as provided in subsection
3    (c) of Section 2.5.
4        (6) Knowingly accepting any security, other than that
5    specified in the definition of payday loan in Section 1-10,
6    for a payday loan.
7        (7) Charging any fees or charges other than those
8    specifically authorized by this Act.
9        (8) Threatening to take any action against a consumer
10    that is prohibited by this Act or making any misleading or
11    deceptive statements regarding the payday loan or any
12    consequences thereof.
13        (9) Making a misrepresentation of a material fact by an
14    applicant for licensure in obtaining or attempting to
15    obtain a license.
16        (10) Including any of the following provisions in loan
17    documents required by subsection (b) of Section 2-20:
18            (A) a confession of judgment clause;
19            (B) a waiver of the right to a jury trial, if
20        applicable, in any action brought by or against a
21        consumer, unless the waiver is included in an
22        arbitration clause allowed under subparagraph (C) of
23        this paragraph (11);
24            (C) a mandatory arbitration clause that is
25        oppressive, unfair, unconscionable, or substantially
26        in derogation of the rights of consumers; or

 

 

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1            (D) a provision in which the consumer agrees not to
2        assert any claim or defense arising out of the
3        contract.
4        (11) Selling any insurance of any kind whether or not
5    sold in connection with the making or collecting of a
6    payday loan.
7        (12) Taking any power of attorney.
8        (13) Taking any security interest in real estate.
9        (14) Collecting a delinquency or collection charge on
10    any installment regardless of the period in which it
11    remains in default.
12        (15) Collecting treble damages on an amount owing from
13    a payday loan.
14        (16) Refusing, or intentionally delaying or
15    inhibiting, the consumer's right to enter into a repayment
16    plan pursuant to this Act.
17        (17) Charging for, or attempting to collect,
18    attorney's fees, court costs, or arbitration costs
19    incurred in connection with the collection of a payday
20    loan.
21        (18) (Blank) Making a loan in violation of this Act.
22        (19) Garnishing the wages or salaries of a consumer who
23    is a member of the military.
24        (20) Failing to suspend or defer collection activity
25    against a consumer who is a member of the military and who
26    has been deployed to a combat or combat-support posting.

 

 

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1        (21) Contacting the military chain of command of a
2    consumer who is a member of the military in an effort to
3    collect on a payday loan.
4        (22) (Blank) Making or offering to make any loan other
5    than a payday loan or a title-secured loan, provided
6    however, that to make or offer to make a title-secured
7    loan, a licensee must obtain a license under the Consumer
8    Installment Loan Act.
9(Source: P.A. 96-936, eff. 3-21-11.)
 
10    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
11changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
12that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
13represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
14not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
15made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
16Public Act.".