KRS 367.380: Definitions for KRS 367.380 to 367.389.

As used in KRS 367.380 to 367.389:

(1) "Advance fee" means any consideration which is assessed or collected, prior to the

closing of a loan, by a loan broker;

(2) "Affiliate" means any person who directly or indirectly, through one (1) or more

intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is u nder common control with another

person;

(3) "Borrower" means a person obtaining or desiring to obtain a loan of money, a credit

card, or a line of credit;

(4) (a) "Loan broker" means any person, not exempt under paragraph (b), who:

1. For or in expectatio n of consideration arranges, attempts to arrange, or

offers to fund a loan of money, a credit card, or a line of credit;

2. For or in expectation of consideration assists, or advises a borrower in

obtaining or attempting to obtain a loan of money, a credit card, a line of

credit, or related guarantee, enhancement, or collateral of any kind or

nature;

3. Acts for or on behalf of a loan broker for the purpose of soliciting

borrowers; or

4. Holds himself out as a loan broker.

(b) The following persons shall not be considered loan brokers under paragraph

(a):

1. A bank; savings and loan association; trust com pany; credit union;

consumer loan company; investment company; securities broker -dealer,

agent, or investment adviser; real estate broker or sales associate;

attorney; Federal Housing Administration or United States Department

of Veterans Affairs approved lender; credit card company; mortgage

loan company; mortgage loan broker; public utility; insurance company;

or insurance agent, solicitor, consultant, motor vehicle manufacturer, or

motor vehicle dealer, if it is licensed by and subject to regulation or

supervision of an agency, commission, or department of the United

States or the Commonwealth, and if it is acting within the scope of its

license, permit, or registration or with express written authority from the

regulatory or supervising agency. Subsidiar ies of licensed or chartered

consumer loan companies, banks, or savings and loan associations are

not loan brokers;

2. A person extending or arranging credit, or offering to extend or arrange

credit, to a partnership or corporation exclusively for commerci al or

business purposes;

3. A depository financial institution chartered or licensed by an agency,

commission, or department of another state, if the funds on deposit with

the institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;

4. An affiliate of a person listed in subparagraph 2; or

5. A bona fide seller or lessor of goods, services, or interests in real estate

in a transaction in which the seller or lessor extends, arranges, or offers

to extend or arrange credit that is to be used exclus ively for financing

the purchase or lease or for services performed by an independent third

party directly related to the purchase or lease. A transaction shall not be

exempt under this subparagraph if the purchaser or lessee receives, or is

to receive, a cash advance or consolidation loan in addition to the

financing; and

(5) "Principal" means any officer, director, partner, joint venturer, branch manager, or

other person with similar managerial or supervisory responsibilities for a loan

broker.