Cal. CIV § 1788.203
This is the official text of Cal. CIV § 1788.203, part of California’s Civil Code — covers contracts, property ownership, personal rights, and other general civil obligations between private parties.
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Official statutory text
(a) All settlement agreements between a private education lender or private education loan collector and a debtor shall be documented in open court or otherwise reduced to writing. The private education lender or private education loan collector shall ensure that a copy of the written agreement is provided to the debtor.
(b) A private education lender or private education loan collector that accepts a payment as payment in full, or as a full and final compromise of a private education loan, shall provide, within 30 calendar days, a final statement that shall clearly and conspicuously show the amount and date paid, the name of the entity paid, the current account number, the name of the private education lender or private education loan collector, the account number issued by the private education lender or private education loan collector, the name of the owner of the private education loan, and that a zero balance is owing. The statement may be provided electronically if the parties agree.
(b) A private education lender or private education loan collector that accepts a payment as payment in full, or as a full and final compromise of a private education loan, shall provide, within 30 calendar days, a final statement that shall clearly and conspicuously show the amount and date paid, the name of the entity paid, the current account number, the name of the private education lender or private education loan collector, the account number issued by the private education lender or private education loan collector, the name of the owner of the private education loan, and that a zero balance is owing. The statement may be provided electronically if the parties agree.
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