Cal. FIN § 22338
This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 22338, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.
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Official statutory text
Each licensed broker shall:
(a) Deliver to the borrower, or any one thereof, at the time the final negotiation or arrangement is made, a statement showing in clear and distinct terms the name, address, and license number of the broker and the finance lender. The statement shall show the date, amount, and terms of the agreement with the broker, and all amounts paid or to be paid to the broker and to any person other than the finance lender.
(b) Deliver to the finance lender making the loan a copy of the statement referred to and described in subdivision (a).
(c) Deliver to the person making any payment to the broker to be retained by the broker, a plain and complete receipt for each payment made, at the time it is made, showing the total amount received, and identifying the brokerage agreement and the loan contract upon which the payment is applied. If the payment is made by a person other than the finance lender, a copy of the receipt shall be delivered to the finance lender.
(d) When the borrower pays the loan in full, ensure that the finance lender fully complies with subdivision (e) of Section 22337.
(e) Deliver to the potential borrower or borrowers, at the time the licensee first requires or accepts any signed instrument or the payment of any fee, a statement showing in clear and distinct terms the name, address, and license number of the broker and finance lender.
(a) Deliver to the borrower, or any one thereof, at the time the final negotiation or arrangement is made, a statement showing in clear and distinct terms the name, address, and license number of the broker and the finance lender. The statement shall show the date, amount, and terms of the agreement with the broker, and all amounts paid or to be paid to the broker and to any person other than the finance lender.
(b) Deliver to the finance lender making the loan a copy of the statement referred to and described in subdivision (a).
(c) Deliver to the person making any payment to the broker to be retained by the broker, a plain and complete receipt for each payment made, at the time it is made, showing the total amount received, and identifying the brokerage agreement and the loan contract upon which the payment is applied. If the payment is made by a person other than the finance lender, a copy of the receipt shall be delivered to the finance lender.
(d) When the borrower pays the loan in full, ensure that the finance lender fully complies with subdivision (e) of Section 22337.
(e) Deliver to the potential borrower or borrowers, at the time the licensee first requires or accepts any signed instrument or the payment of any fee, a statement showing in clear and distinct terms the name, address, and license number of the broker and finance lender.
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