SB1468ham003 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Financial Institutions Committee

Filed: 5/22/2007

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1468

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1468 on page 1, line 5 by inserting "2-5, 2-10," after "1-10,"; and

on page 4, by inserting after line 8 the following:

"(815 ILCS 122/2-5)

Sec. 2-5. Loan terms.

(a) Without affecting the right of a consumer to prepay at any time without cost or penalty, no payday loan may have a minimum term of less than 13 days.

(b) No payday loan may be made to a consumer if the loan would result in the consumer being indebted to one or more payday lenders for a period in excess of 45 consecutive days. Except as provided under Section 2-40, if a consumer has or has had loans outstanding for a period in excess of 45 consecutive days, no payday lender may offer or make a loan to the consumer for at least 7 calendar days after the date on which the outstanding balance of all payday loans made during the 45 consecutive day period is paid in full. For purposes of this subsection, the term "consecutive days" means a series of continuous calendar days in which the consumer has an outstanding balance on one or more payday loans; however, if a payday loan is made to a consumer within 6 days or less after the outstanding balance of all loans is paid in full, those days are counted as "consecutive days" for purposes of this subsection.

(c) No lender may make a payday loan to a consumer if the total principal amount of the loan, when combined with the principal amount of all of the consumer's other outstanding payday loans, exceeds $1,000 or 25% of the consumer's gross monthly income, whichever is less.

(d) No payday loan may be made to a consumer who has an outstanding balance on 2 payday loans.

(e) No lender may charge more than $15.50 per $100 loaned on any payday loan over the term of the loan. Except as provided in Section 2-25, this charge is considered fully earned as of the date on which the loan is made. A fee under subsection (a-5) of Section 2-10 may be imposed in addition to the charge imposed under this subsection (e).

(f) A lender may not take or attempt to take an interest in any of the consumer's personal property to secure a payday loan.

(g) A consumer has the right to redeem a check or any other item described in the definition of payday loan under Section 1-10 issued in connection with a payday loan from the lender holding the check or other item at any time before the payday loan becomes payable by paying the full amount of the check or other item.

(Source: P.A. 94-13, eff. 12-6-05.)

(815 ILCS 122/2-10)

Sec. 2-10. Permitted fees.

(a) If there are insufficient funds to pay a check, Automatic Clearing House (ACH) debit, or any other item described in the definition of payday loan under Section 1-10 on the day of presentment and only after the lender has incurred an expense, a lender may charge a fee not to exceed $25. Only one such fee may be collected by the lender with respect to a particular check, ACH debit, or item even if it has been deposited and returned more than once. A lender shall present the check, ACH debit, or other item described in the definition of payday loan under Section 1-10 for payment not more than twice. A fee charged under this subsection (a) is a lender's exclusive charge for late payment.

(a-5) A lender may charge a consumer a fee not to exceed $1.50 for the verification required under Section 2-15.

(b) Except for the finance charges described in Section 2-5 and as specifically allowed by this Section, a lender may not impose on a consumer any additional finance charges, interest, fees, or charges of any sort for any purpose.

(Source: P.A. 94-13, eff. 12-6-05.)"; and

on page 10, lines 17 and 18 by changing "upon becoming law" to "January 1, 2008".