payday loan help in Texas - HELP!
Date: Wed, 10/22/2008 - 11:01
Pdl laws in Texas Quote:Loan Terms: Maximum Loan Amount: Loan
Pdl laws in Texas
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Loan Terms: Maximum Loan Amount: Loan Term: 7-31 days Maximum Finance Rate and Fees: $10 per loan + 48% annual interest Finance Charge for 14-day $100 loan: $12 apr for 14-day $100 loan: 309% Debt Limits: Maximum Number of Outstanding Loans at One Time: Not Specified ($500 aggregate loans outstanding to all licensees) Rollovers Permitted: None (if renewal charge is less than maximum interest rate permitted; otherwise convert to declining balance installment note) Cooling-off Period: Repayment Plan: Collection Limits: Collection Fees: Not Specified Criminal Action: Not Specified Where to Complain, Get Information: Regulator: Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner Address: 2601 N. Lamar Blvd. Austin TX 78705 Phone: (512) 936-7600 Fax: (512) 936-7610 |
Hi Kelli, All the companies that you mentioned are legal in T
Hi Kelli,
All the companies that you mentioned are legal in Texas, you would need to contact them and try to work out some type of payment arrangement. They can try other avenues to get their money so the best thing would be to stay in constant contact with them...I am posting the information in case they are operating as CSO's. From what I read, most of the pdl companies in TX do this. I have never dealt with a CSO so hopefully someone will be along with some more advice:
What is a CSO Credit Services Organization
In essence, a CSO or Credit Services Organization is defined by the Texas Credit Services Organization Act (Section 393 of the Texas Finance Code) as an entity or person that provides one of the following services:
* Improving a consumer's credit history or rating
* Obtaining an extension of consumer credit for the consumer
* Providing advice or assistance to a consumer regarding the previous two services
An important aspect of the CSO or Credit Services Organization model is that there IS NO LICENSING required by the state! CSO's are required to "REGISTER" with the Secretary of State, they are NOT licensed, AND THEIR FEES ARE NOT REGULATED.
How does the CSO Credit Services Organization work with payday loans?
The CSO Credit Services Organization operates as a broker, much as they did when partnering with the banks (payday loan bank model). The Texas Credit Services Organization Act (CSOA) allows the payday loan lender to register as a CSO and act as a loan broker. Thus, the CSO, previously a payday loan company, can make loans via consumer lending companies that are UNREGISTERED and UNLICENSED. The CSO Credit Services Organization acts as a broker for the consumer in need of funds by issuing a "letter-of-credit" on behalf of the consumer to a lender. This third-party unregistered lender funds the "loan" brokered by the CSO "broker".
* Typically the CSO Credit Services Organization collects 3 fees: A referral fee for referring the consumer to the unregistered, unregulated lender that actually funds the "loan". This is not stipulated by any law but is currently $20 to $30 per $100
* An application fee for filling out the CSO documents; typically $10 per $100
* The interest on the "loan"; Texas state law caps this at $10 per $100.
