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2005 SESSION

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HB 1156 Payday loans; cannot make loan to any State consumer, restric. on loan made by military spouse.

Introduced by: Harvey B. Morgan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Payday lending practices. Prohibits a licensed payday lender from entering into a payday loan with a member of the armed forces from a location that has been declared off-limits by a military base commander. With respect to payday loans to military personnel or their spouses, lenders shall not garnish military wages or conduct collection activities when the service member is deployed to a combat or combat support posting. The measure also clarifies that loans based on income tax refunds are not payday loans, and prohibits unlicensed person from engaging in payday loans or arranging or brokering payday loans for consumers residing in Virginia, whether or not the lender has a location in Virginia.


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