H 3652 Session 123 (2019-2020) H 3652 General Bill, By Pendarvis, Thigpen, Rivers and S.Williams A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-413, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SHORT-TERM VEHICLE-SECURED LOANS, SO AS TO ALTER CERTAIN SHORT-TERM VEHICLE-SECURED LOAN REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING EXTENDING THE REPAYMENT TERM AND SETTING CERTAIN RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS, TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS BEFORE A LENDER MAY MAKE A LOAN AND TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS RENDERS THE LOAN VOID, AND TO UPDATE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LOAN AGREEMENT.
TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-413, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SHORT-TERM VEHICLE-SECURED LOANS, SO AS TO ALTER CERTAIN SHORT-TERM VEHICLE-SECURED LOAN REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING EXTENDING THE REPAYMENT TERM AND SETTING CERTAIN RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS, TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS BEFORE A LENDER MAY MAKE A LOAN AND TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS RENDERS THE LOAN VOID, AND TO UPDATE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LOAN AGREEMENT. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 37-3-413 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 37-3-413. (1) A 'short-term vehicle-secured loan' means a nonpurchase money consumer loan with an original repayment term of less than
(2) A short-term vehicle-secured loan must be for an original period of at least
(3) Before making a short-term vehicle-secured loan, a lender shall (4) A lender may not make a short-term vehicle-secured loan in a principal amount greater than the fair market retail value of the motor vehicle securing the loan, as determined by common industry appraisal guides. If the motor vehicle securing the loan is not listed in common appraisal guides, the lender shall use his best judgment to determine the value. (5) Except in the event of fraud by the borrower, if a borrower defaults in the repayment of a short-term vehicle-secured loan, the lender's sole remedy is to seek possession and sale of the motor vehicle securing the loan and the lender may not pursue the borrower personally in an action for repayment of the loan or for any deficiency after sale. Notwithstanding this section, the lender must return to the borrower any surplus obtained after sale in excess of the amount owed on the loan and reasonable expenses of repossession and sale in accordance with Chapter 9, Title 36. (6) In a short-term vehicle-secured loan agreement the lender shall provide a: (a) notice, placed conspicuously above the borrower's signature and in at least fourteen point type, as follows: 'THIS IS A HIGHER INTEREST LOAN. YOU SHOULD GO TO ANOTHER SOURCE IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO BORROW AT A LOWER RATE OF INTEREST. YOU ARE PLACING YOUR VEHICLE AT RISK IF YOU DEFAULT ON THIS LOAN. IF YOU ARE MADE A LOAN THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT INCOME TO PAY, THIS LOAN WAS MADE IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW AND THEREFORE VOID.'; and
(b) right of rescission provision entitling the borrower to repay the principal amount borrowed without interest or other cost at any time until (7) A lender making short-term vehicle-secured loans may not advertise or offer a rate of interest that is lower in the original period of the loan if that rate increases in later renewals." SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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