SSM Group

They will be considered illegal. NC prohibits pdls. However, they do have a "small loan rate cap" for lenders. BUT, the pdls that you listed above, I can tell you aren't following that, so they would be illegal. Most of the pdls you have aren't even licensed to lend anywhere - period. I'll post your law just so you can see it.

North Carolina State Information

Legal Status: Prohibited (N.C. Gen. Stat. ???? 53-281 authorizing payday loans allowed to sunset in 2001)

Citation:
The consumer finance act applies. N.C. Gen. Stat. ???? 53-173

Small Loan Rate Cap
36% per year

Where to Complain, Get Information:
Regulator: North Carolina Attorney General (See also Commissioner of Banks)
Address: NC Attorney General's Office 9001 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-9001
Phone: (919) 716-6400

Thank you for the information. I closed my bank account on Friday. Would it be possible if you can send me a copy of the letter to send them. I would appreciate any information.

lau, I'm posting a copy of a letter you can use to send to your pdls. You'll just have to reword it to fit each particular pdl and dollar amounts. There is also a spot in it to include your state law, which I posted above. If you have any questions, or need any help, just post!

Name and Address of PDL

After doing research on internet payday loan laws in the state of YOUR STATE' S NAME, I have found that your internet payday loans are actually illegal. I have also found the following laws to be true applying to payday loans in the state of YOUR STATE'S NAME in general:

INSERT YOUR STATE LAWS HERE


I have contacted the YOUR STATE Office of Financial Institutions and the YOUR STATE State Attorney General????????s Office regarding your internet payday loans and was informed they are indeed illegal in YOUR STATE and was advised to pay what is due according to principle amount only of the loan.

I have currently paid XXXX DOLLARS on my XXXX DOLLARS loan. The legal amount that could have been charged to my loan is the principal amount of XXX DOLLARS even if your internet pay day loan was legal in YOUR STATES NAME. I have paid XXXX DOLLARS on this loan by your debits of my bank account and only owe XXXX DOLLARS to have this paid in full. I am willing to pay the amount of XXX DOLLARS to pay the principle amount of the loan only, as advised by my Department of Financial Institutions and my state Attorney General's office.

I demand a physical address to mail payments to, as you are no longer authorized to debit my bank account. You must provide me with a physical address to mail my payments. I will not Money Gram or Western Union any payment. If no physical address is provided for me to mail payment to, no payment will be made.

I demand that any contact be made through US Postal mail or email only. I will need everything in writing to keep accurate records of all communication as per instruction from my state Attorney General's Office.

I prohibit you or your affiliates to contact me via telephone at my place of employment or my home telephone number. I also prohibit you from calling my references listed on my loan. Once I inform you of this, you must stop the telephone contact immediately or you will be once again breaking the laws of the state of YOUR STATE.

You are also hereby notified that I am revoking any voluntary wage assignment I may or may not have signed. I no longer authorize you, your company, or your affiliates to attach any part of my wages or contact my employer for your collection purposes.

I am revoking your right to debit my checking account any longer. You, your company, or your affiliates are not authorized to debit my checking account at all. Please be aware that I have informed my financial institution of this situation and they will also be receiving a copy of this correspondence. Any further attempts at debiting my account will be rejected by my financial institution.

I must also inform you that I have filed complaints with the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, and my state Attorney General's Office.

I expect a response from your company no later than XXXXX, regarding this matter. This response may only come via US Postal mail or email. No telephone contact is permitted.


Your name
Account Number

cc: Better Business Bureau
Federal Trade Commission
State Attorney General

Thank you for the letter.