Section 22365 Of Article 3.6. Pilot Program For Increased Access To Responsible Small Dollar Loans From California Financial Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.6.
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. (a) The Pilot Program for Increased Access to Responsible
Small Dollar Loans is hereby established.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares that consumer demand for
responsible installment loans in principal amounts of at least three
hundred dollars ($300) but less than two thousand five hundred
dollars ($2,500) exceeds the supply of these loans. In 2010, the
Legislature enacted the Pilot Program for Affordable Credit-Building
Opportunities, as a first step toward addressing this gap. California'
s experience to date with that pilot program has identified several
improvements that could be made, which would allow more Californians
to access responsible installment loans of at least three hundred
dollars ($300) but less than two thousand five hundred dollars
($2,500). This new Pilot Program for Increased Access to Responsible
Small Dollar Loans is intended to implement those improvements.
(c) For purposes of this article:
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Business Oversight.
(2) "Program" means the Pilot Program for Increased Access to
Responsible Small Dollar Loans.
(3) Pursuant to Section 22380.5, "licensee" also includes a
licensee approved to participate in the former Pilot Program for
Affordable Credit-Building Opportunities as described in Article 3.5
(commencing with Section 22348).