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| The initial application shall must include an initial a fee of | $200 $400. Annual reregistration shall The biennial relicensing | application must include a fee of $100 $200. |
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| | A licensee may conduct business only at or from a place of | business for which the licensee holds a license and not under any | other name than that on the license. |
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| | Sec. 6. 9-A MRSA §10-202, as amended by PL 1997, c. 727, Pt. B, §21, | is further amended to read: |
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| | Each application must be accompanied by evidence of a surety | bond, in a form approved by the administrator in the aggregate | amount of $10,000 $25,000, to run to the State for use by the | State and any person or persons who may have a cause of action | against a credit services organization loan broker. The terms of | the bond must run concurrent with the period of time during which | the license will be is in effect. |
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| | Sec. 7. 9-A MRSA §10-301, as amended by PL 1993, c. 495, §3, is | further amended to read: |
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| | Each credit services organization loan broker shall place fees | from consumers, other than bona fide 3rd-party fees, in an escrow | account separate from any operating accounts of the business, | pending completion of services offered. With respect to credit | services organizations loan brokers offering to arrange for or | obtain extensions of credit for consumers, or provide advice or | assistance therefor to arrange for or obtain extensions of | credit, "completion of services offered" means procurement of | credit under the terms agreed to by the parties. |
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| | Sec. 8. 9-A MRSA §10-302, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 70, §3, is | amended to read: |
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| | Each agreement between a consumer and a credit services | organization shall loan broker must be in writing, dated, and | signed by the consumer and shall must include the following: |
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| | Sec. 9. 9-A MRSA §10-302, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 70, §3, is | amended to read: |
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| | 2. The terms and conditions of payment, including the total | of all payments to be made by the consumer for the service, |
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