Section 22374 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) A finder may be compensated by the licensee pursuant to
the written agreement between the licensee and the finder, as
described in Section 22376. Compensation may be paid in accordance
with a compensation schedule that is mutually agreed to by the
licensee and the finder.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the compensation of a finder
by a licensee shall be subject to all of the following requirements:
(1) No compensation shall be paid to a finder in connection with a
loan application unless that loan is consummated.
(2) No compensation shall be paid to a finder based upon the
principal amount of the loan.
(3) The total compensation paid by a licensee to a finder over the
life of a loan shall not exceed the sum of the origination fee and
interest charges paid by the borrower in connection with that loan.
(4) Subject to the limitations set forth in paragraphs (1) to (3),
inclusive, the total compensation paid by a licensee to a finder for
the services set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 22372 shall not
exceed sixty-five dollars ($65) per loan, whether paid at the time
of consummation, over installments, or in a manner otherwise agreed
upon by the licensee and the finder, plus two dollars ($2) per
payment received by the finder on behalf of the licensee for the
duration of the loan, when the finder receives borrower loan payments
on the licensee's behalf in accordance with subdivision (b) of
Section 22372.
(5) The finder's location for services under this article and
other information required by Section 22375 has been reported to the
commissioner and the finder has not been barred from providing
services at that location by the commissioner.
(c) No licensee shall, directly or indirectly, pass on to a
borrower any fee or other compensation, or any portion of any fee or
other compensation, that the licensee pays to a finder in connection
with that borrower's loan.