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FIN § 22334

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  1. Financial Code - FIN
  2. DIVISION 9. CALIFORNIA FINANCING LAW [22000. - 22780.1.]
  3. CHAPTER 2. Consumer Loans [22200. - 22470.]
  4. ARTICLE 3. Loan Regulations [22300. - 22347.]

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a licensee shall not enter into any contract for a loan that provides for a scheduled repayment of principal over more than the maximum terms set forth below opposite the respective size of loans.

Principal amount of loan Maximum term

Less than $500 24 months and 15 days

$500 but less than $1,500 36 months and 15 days

$1,500 but less than $3,000 48 months and 15 days

$3,000 but less than $10,000 60 months and 15 days

(b) The maximum loan term of 60 months and 15 days does not apply to a loan secured by real property of a bona fide principal amount of at least five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(c) A licensee shall not enter into any contract for a loan that provides for a scheduled repayment of principal that is less than 12 months. This subdivision applies to a loan of a bona fide principal amount of at least two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(d) This section does not apply to an open-end loan, a student loan made by an eligible lender under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.), or a student loan made pursuant to the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 294 et seq.).

Collected 2026-09-14T05:56:33Z. Source file · JSON

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