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1996 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1245 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking on February 9, 1996) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Robinson) A BILL to amend and reenact § 6.1-330.60 of the Code of Virginia, relating to charges by banks and savings institutions; installment loans.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 6.1-330.60 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 6.1-330.60. Charges by banks and savings institutions; installment loans.

Notwithstanding any statute or law relating to interest or usury, any loan made by a bank or savings institution payable in weekly, monthly or other periodic installments may be lawfully enforced as agreed in the contract of indebtedness. In addition to the foregoing, a loan fee not exceeding two percent of the principal amount of the loan may also be charged or collected in advance from the borrower. An interest rate charged in advance upon the entire principal amount of the loan or pursuant to a written modification agreement shall be lawful. The provisions of this section shall also apply to loans for the purpose of financing the purchase of a motor vehicle, made by a subsidiary or affiliate of a bank or savings institution that is not a licensee under the provisions of the Consumer Finance Act ( § 6.1-244 et seq.).