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Is Cashnet Usa legal in Florida?

Date: Sat, 08/25/2007 - 17:58

Submitted by nutsie1
on Sat, 08/25/2007 - 17:58

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I was reading some of the posts on the forum about CASHNETUSA. I see that there are posts stating that they are legal here in Florida. I got worried, cuz I have a pdl with them. I am currently working with Sandra Smith with the Florida Office of Financial Regulation. I emailed her about them, asking if they are legal here in Florida. Here is her response:

I received your emails and documents this morning and will review them as soon as possible and pass them on to our investigative team.

The answer to your question:
Cashnet USA is not registered/licensed with the Florida Office of Financial Regulation to issue payday loans under Chapter 560, Florida Statutes, or consumer finance loans under Chapter 516, Florida Statutes. I noticed the company did not provide the proof you requested. Additionally, I cannot locate any active registration with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations.

We'll be in touch with you soon.
Sandra Y. Smith
Senior Management Analyst II
State of Florida - Office of Financial Regulation
Bureau of Money Transmitter Regulation
200 East Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0378
Phone: 850-410-9815
Fax: 850-410-9748


nutsie, can you ask Sandra if they are operating as a CSO? I think I remember goudah saying something about that maybe they could be. Can you ask Sandra & then post when she replies to you? This would be a huge relief, as morningstarr stated, to anyone in Florida reading this thread!


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Submitted by cannr on Sun, 08/26/2007 - 06:32

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hi cannr,
yes I will do that. Just as soon as receive her reply, I will post it. Don't want to sound dumb, but, what does 'CSO' stand for??


lrhall41

Submitted by on Sun, 08/26/2007 - 08:32

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It was for $150.00. I had paid them $38.79. I told them that as far as I'm concerned, I owe them $111.21.
Here is the email to cashnetusa and here is their response:

Here is the Florida law.

Florida State Information here http://www.debtconsolidationcare.com/paydayloan/explain-pdls-laws.html


I don't think she understands the law on payday loans, do you??


lrhall41

Submitted by nutsie1 on Sun, 08/26/2007 - 11:05

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CSO means Credit Service Organization. Pretty much, Cash Net USA is not the lender for loans in Florida. They are just a broker. They would not need to be licensed then, only registered. It's a totally unregulated industry.

Federal courts have found that fees paid to a CSO cannot be considered interest. So they can legally get around the payday loan laws by acting as a CSO.


lrhall41

Submitted by goudah2424 on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 07:05

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How come they are the name listed as being the one who is taking the money from my checking account??
Weird, :shock:
nutsie1


lrhall41

Submitted by on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 07:42

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it said nothing.... just kept taking me back to the 'edit info page'


lrhall41

Submitted by nutsie1 on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 09:07

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nutsie, pm Mike. He will help you with it.
goudah, does the response received from CashNetUSA stating that 4 rollovers are allowed and that they will not be contacting Florida because there is no need to because they are acting as a CSO? Is that pretty much what their response is saying - without exactly saying that? I'm thinking this because they're quoting the pdl law, not Florida law. To me (and of course I could be wrong) they're acting as a CSO and know it and know they are getting away with it. Am I reading this right?


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Submitted by cannr on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 11:29

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Yeah, that is how I read it. Since they are acting as a CSO the pdl laws don't apply to them.

Nutsie - If you are on a PC this is how you would resize the pic.

1. Go to Start - All Programs - Accesories - Paint

2. Open your picture

3. Go to Image - Stretch/Skew. Next to the stretch box change the numbers to 75 for both horizontal and vertical. Hit Okay.

4. Save it.

5. Go to Image - Attributes. It will show the siz in bytes. 1000 bytes is 1 kb. If you select pixels, it will show you the picture size. It must be no more then 135 pixels wide and 100 pixels high.

6. If the picture still can't be uploaded here, just keep repeating the steps until the size is small enough.


lrhall41

Submitted by goudah2424 on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 11:48

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here is the letter that I got from them:

Quote:

Dear Patricia Briggs,

In response to your email submitted 08/17/07, per your state of
Florida, you can extend your loan four times. Our records reflect your loan
being due on 09/04/07, in which you have the option to extend the loan
again, or pay the loan in full in the amount of $188.79. The loan is
currently set to pay in full. We will not be contacting Florida Office of
Financial Regulation as we have no need to do so, we are licensed per
your state.

Questions? Concerns? Our customer service team is available seven days
a week to help answer all your questions via phone, email or online
chat.

CashNetUSA Customer Support
Phone: 888.801.9075
Fax: 866.326.5265


lrhall41

Submitted by nutsie1 on Tue, 08/28/2007 - 13:42

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nutsie! I love your avatar! You are cool now, my friend!! :D


lrhall41

Submitted by cannr on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 17:32

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The laws being posted from the site paydayloaninfo.org are incorrect. They apply to Storefront Lenders in Florida. The State of Florida is using the Florida Financial act which applys to any "lender" in Florida. It has an 18% cap , not 10% and it also states that if the lender is not licensed here the loan is not collectable. It does not apply to CSOs that charge a fee. As always I urge all Florida residents to write to our CFO, Ms. Alex Sink, to have this CSO scam broght to a halt. You can email her @ CFO(at)FLDFS.COM The key here is where is the lender for Cash Net really located and are they licensed here? You will never be able to find that out but the FLDFS can.


lrhall41

Submitted by Frogpatch on Tue, 09/04/2007 - 10:33

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frog, is there somewhere that we can locate these laws? I hate the fact that the Florida law we are posting is not accurate.


lrhall41

Submitted by cannr on Tue, 09/04/2007 - 10:55

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To be honest - Paydayloaninfo.org should be used as a starting point. There are often misleading items listed there. Plus it doesn't differentiate between internet, storefronts, CSO's, etc. Different laws can apply.

What I do is go to the site, see what laws they cite, then find that state governments website and look at the laws myself, then ask any questions to that state.


lrhall41

Submitted by goudah2424 on Tue, 09/04/2007 - 12:03

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Thanks, goudah! The Research Queen! We love you! :D


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Submitted by cannr on Tue, 09/04/2007 - 12:14

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