10VAC5-60-5: Definitions

A. The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Act" means Chapter 15 (§ 6.2-1500 et seq.) of Title 6.2 of the Code of Virginia.

"Advertisement" means a commercial message in any medium that promotes, directly or indirectly, a consumer finance loan. The term includes a communication sent to a consumer as part of a solicitation of business but excludes messages on promotional items such as pens, pencils, notepads, hats, and calendars.

"Consumer finance loan" means a loan made to an individual for personal, family, household, or other nonbusiness purposes.

"Liquid assets," for purposes of the Act and this chapter, means funds held in a checking account or savings account at a depository institution, money market funds, commercial paper, and treasury bills.

B. Other terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings set forth in § 6.2-100 or 6.2-1500 of the Code of Virginia.