Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3104
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A. Each deferred deposit loan shall be documented by a written
agreement executed by both the lender and the debtor. The written
agreement shall contain the name or trade name of the lender, the
license number of the lender, the toll-free telephone number of the
Department of Consumer Credit, the transaction date, the loan
amount, and a statement of the total amount of fees charged. The
written agreement must expressly authorize the lender to defer
presentment or deposit of the instrument until a specific date;
provided, unless the debtor has entered into an installment payment
plan pursuant to Section 3109 of this title, such date shall be not
later than forty-five (45) days from the date the instrument is
accepted by the lender.
B. The disclosure of the credit terms of a deferred deposit
loan shall be according to and governed by the requirements of
Regulation Z. The definitions and requirements of that act,
regulation and commentary shall apply to deferred deposit loans as
if those provisions are fully set out in this act.
C. A completed copy of the written agreement and “Notice of
Cancellation” form as prescribed by the Administrator shall be given
to and acknowledged in writing by the debtor when the written
agreement is signed.
D. A lender may pay the proceeds of a deferred deposit loan to
the debtor by a business instrument, money order or cash. A lender
may not charge the debtor an additional fee for cashing the lender’s
business instrument.
E. A lender shall provide the following notices in a prominent
place on each deferred deposit loan agreement in at least twelve-
point type:
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“A deferred deposit loan is not intended to meet long-term
financial needs. This loan should be used only to meet
short-term cash needs.”
“You have the right to rescind this deferred deposit loan no
later than 5 p.m. of the next business day following this
loan transaction.”
“If you enter into a deferred deposit loan and three
consecutive deferred deposit loans, you have the right to
pay off the fourth loan pursuant to an installment payment
plan, subject to certain conditions.”
F. A lender shall post at the licensed location a notice of the
charges, terms, and effective annual percentage rate for deferred
deposit loans made by the lender.
G. Prior to sale or assignment of instruments held by the
lender as a result of a deferred deposit loan, the lender shall
place a notice on the instrument in at least twelve-point type to
read:
“This is a deferred deposit loan instrument regulated by the
Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit, Title 59, Sections 3101 et
seq. and any holder of this check takes it subject to all claims and
defenses of the originator.”
and shall include the address and toll-free telephone number of
the Department of Consumer Credit.
H. At the time a debtor enters into a deferred deposit loan
transaction, the lender shall provide the debtor with a pamphlet,
approved by the Administrator of Consumer Credit, describing the
availability of debt management and credit counseling services, the
debtor’s right to an installment payment plan and the debtor’s
rights and responsibilities in the transaction. The pamphlet shall
indicate a toll-free telephone number for the Administrator that the
debtor may contact to receive information relating to debt
management and credit counseling services.
A. Each deferred deposit loan shall be documented by a written
agreement executed by both the lender and the debtor. The written
agreement shall contain the name or trade name of the lender, the
license number of the lender, the toll-free telephone number of the
Department of Consumer Credit, the transaction date, the loan
amount, and a statement of the total amount of fees charged. The
written agreement must expressly authorize the lender to defer
presentment or deposit of the instrument until a specific date;
provided, unless the debtor has entered into an installment payment
plan pursuant to Section 3109 of this title, such date shall be not
later than forty-five (45) days from the date the instrument is
accepted by the lender.
B. The disclosure of the credit terms of a deferred deposit
loan shall be according to and governed by the requirements of
Regulation Z. The definitions and requirements of that act,
regulation and commentary shall apply to deferred deposit loans as
if those provisions are fully set out in this act.
C. A completed copy of the written agreement and “Notice of
Cancellation” form as prescribed by the Administrator shall be given
to and acknowledged in writing by the debtor when the written
agreement is signed.
D. A lender may pay the proceeds of a deferred deposit loan to
the debtor by a business instrument, money order or cash. A lender
may not charge the debtor an additional fee for cashing the lender’s
business instrument.
E. A lender shall provide the following notices in a prominent
place on each deferred deposit loan agreement in at least twelve-
point type:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1506
“A deferred deposit loan is not intended to meet long-term
financial needs. This loan should be used only to meet
short-term cash needs.”
“You have the right to rescind this deferred deposit loan no
later than 5 p.m. of the next business day following this
loan transaction.”
“If you enter into a deferred deposit loan and three
consecutive deferred deposit loans, you have the right to
pay off the fourth loan pursuant to an installment payment
plan, subject to certain conditions.”
F. A lender shall post at the licensed location a notice of the
charges, terms, and effective annual percentage rate for deferred
deposit loans made by the lender.
G. Prior to sale or assignment of instruments held by the
lender as a result of a deferred deposit loan, the lender shall
place a notice on the instrument in at least twelve-point type to
read:
“This is a deferred deposit loan instrument regulated by the
Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit, Title 59, Sections 3101 et
seq. and any holder of this check takes it subject to all claims and
defenses of the originator.”
and shall include the address and toll-free telephone number of
the Department of Consumer Credit.
H. At the time a debtor enters into a deferred deposit loan
transaction, the lender shall provide the debtor with a pamphlet,
approved by the Administrator of Consumer Credit, describing the
availability of debt management and credit counseling services, the
debtor’s right to an installment payment plan and the debtor’s
rights and responsibilities in the transaction. The pamphlet shall
indicate a toll-free telephone number for the Administrator that the
debtor may contact to receive information relating to debt
management and credit counseling services.
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