Title 54, Credit Unions, Lending Institutions and Pawnbrokers

Every licensee shall: (1) Deliver to the borrower at the time any loan is made a statement in the English language showing in clear and distinct terms: (a) The name and address of the borrower and of the licensee. (b) The amount and the date of the loan and of its maturity or ter…

This chapter does not affect loans made or payable in other jurisdictions and lawful where made or payable. [Amended by 1979 c.88 §42; 2007 c.472 §1; 2010 c.23 §33]

(1) A director or officer of a licensee who has reason to believe that a defalcation has occurred at any office of the licensee shall give the information to the appropriate local, state or federal law enforcement officer having jurisdiction of the violation. (2) A licensee shall…

If the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has reason to believe that a defalcation has occurred at an office of a licensee, the director may give the information concerning the violation to the appropriate federal, state or local law enforcement agency h…

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may issue and serve upon the following persons an order to cease and desist from a violation when the director has reasonable cause to believe that the person to whom the order is directed is violating, has viol…

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may institute any action or other proceeding that the director considers necessary for enforcing any provision of this chapter or any rule, order or action adopted, issued or taken by the director under this chapter…

(1) In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may adopt rules for the purposes of protecting borrowers and consumers, providing clarity to licensees and lenders and otherwise carrying out and enforcing this chapter. The r…

A person may not be held personally liable for an act done or omitted by the person in good faith and in compliance with a rule or order of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services under this chapter regardless of whether the rule or order is later amended…

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may assess against any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or final order of the director under this chapter, a civil penalty in an amount determined by the director of not more than $…

As used in ORS 725A.010 to 725A.092 and 725A.990: (1)(a) “Broker or facilitator” means a person that conducts a business in which, for a fee or consideration, the person: (A) Processes, receives or accepts for delivery to a lender an application for a loan, individually or in con…

(1) ORS 725A.010 to 725A.092 and 725A.990 do not limit a person’s rights, powers or privileges under a law of this state or of the United States that regulates the person’s lending money or extending credit, provided that the person complies with the provisions of the law. (2) Ex…

(1)(a) Except as provided in ORS 82.010, 82.020 and 82.025 and subject to subsection (2) of this section, a person may not conduct business as a payday loan lender or a title loan lender unless the person obtains a license under ORS 725A.024. (b) A person may not act as an agent,…

(1) An applicant for a license as a payday loan lender or a title loan lender shall apply to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services in writing on a form and in a manner that the director prescribes by rule. An application for a license as a payday loan l…

(1)(a) Within 90 days after receiving an application under ORS 725A.022, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall issue and deliver to the applicant a license to conduct business in accordance with ORS 725A.010 to 725A.092 at the location identified …

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may disapprove an application submitted under ORS 725A.022 and deny a license to the applicant if a person named in the application: (a) Cannot meet financial obligations as the obligations mature, has liabiliti…

(1) A licensee each year shall pay to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services a license fee in an amount the director specifies by rule. The licensee shall pay the fee not later than the date the director sets in the rule. (2) The director shall specify t…

(1) On or before February 15 of each year, or on a date the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services establishes by rule, a licensee shall file a report with the director in a form and with the content the director prescribes by rule. The report must contain i…

(1) A licensee may not conduct a business that is subject to ORS 725A.010 to 725A.092 and 725A.990 except under the name and at the place of business named in the license. The licensee at all times shall display the license conspicuously in the licensee’s place of business. (2) A…

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may revoke a license issued under ORS 725A.024 if the director: (a) Gives the licensee 10 days’ written notice in which the director specifies the action the director will take and the general grounds for the ac…

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may reinstate a license the director revoked if the licensee: (1) Complies with applicable provisions of law; (2) Complies with a demand, ruling or requirement the director issues or imposes; and (3) Pays a fee of $…

(1) A licensee may deliver a written notice to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to surrender a license the director issued to the licensee under ORS 725A.024. (2)(a) A licensee shall surrender a license under which no material loan activity has occ…

Revocation, suspension or surrender of a license issued under ORS 725A.024 does not impair or affect the rights or obligations specified in a lawful contract between the licensee and a borrower that existed before the revocation, suspension or surrender. [2010 c.23 §13] (Regulati…

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, to secure information the director requires and to ensure compliance with ORS 725A.010 to 725A.092 and 725A.990 and rules the director adopts under ORS 725A.010 to 725A.092 and 725A.990: (a) May at any time inv…

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may specify the form and content of the books and records the licensee must keep in accordance with the provisions of ORS 725A.010 to 725A.092 and 725A.990. The licensee shall preserve and make available the books a…

(1) A director or officer of a licensee who has reason to believe that a defalcation has occurred at an office of the licensee shall report the defalcation to the local, state or federal law enforcement officer with jurisdiction. (2) A licensee, within five days after the discove…

A licensee shall: (1) Deliver to the borrower at the time the licensee makes a loan a statement in the English language that shows in clear and distinct terms: (a) The borrower’s and the licensee’s names and addresses. (b) The amount of the loan, the date on which the licensee ma…

A licensee or other person may not advertise, print, display, publish, distribute or broadcast or cause or permit to be advertised, printed, displayed, published, distributed or broadcast in any manner whatsoever a statement or representation that is false, misleading or deceptiv…

(1) A licensee or a person required under ORS 725A.020 to obtain a license may not: (a) Take from a consumer: (A) A power of attorney, except a power of attorney to transfer ownership of a motor vehicle at the time the licensee or the person makes a loan secured by a motor vehicl…

A title loan lender may not: (1) Make or renew a title loan at a rate of interest that exceeds 36 percent per annum, excluding a one-time origination fee that the title loan lender may charge for the loan. (2) Charge during the term of a title loan, including all renewals of the …

A payday loan lender may not: (1) Make or renew a payday loan at a rate of interest that exceeds 36 percent per annum, excluding a one-time origination fee that the payday loan lender may charge for the loan. (2) Charge during the term of a payday loan, including all renewals of …

(1) A person who claims to be aggrieved by a practice that violates a provision of ORS 725A.020, 725A.060, 725A.062 or 725A.064 or a rule adopted under ORS 725A.092 that regulates a licensee or a person required under ORS 725A.020 to obtain a license may, not later than one year …

(1) If the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has reasonable cause to believe that a person violated, is violating or is about to violate a provision of ORS 725A.010 to 725A.092 and 725A.990 or a rule the director adopted or an order the director issued …

(1) If the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services finds that an officer or director of a licensee is dishonest, reckless or incompetent or refuses to comply with the law, with a rule the Department of Consumer and Business Services adopted or with a written …

A person is not personally liable for an act the person does or fails to do in good faith and in compliance with a rule or order the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services adopted or issued under ORS 725A.010 to 725A.092 and 725A.990, even if the director am…

(1)(a) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, by contract with a vendor or service provider or otherwise, may develop and implement a system by means of which a licensee may: (A) Determine whether a consumer has an outstanding loan; (B) Determine the nu…

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, in accordance with ORS chapter 183, may adopt rules for the purposes of protecting borrowers and consumers, providing clarity to licensees and otherwise carrying out and enforcing the provisions of ORS 725A.010…

As used in ORS 725A.500 to 725A.530: (1) “Affiliate” means a person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with another person. (2) “Applicant” means a person that applies for a license to engage in business as a student loan servicer in this state. (3) “Borro…

(1) A person may not directly or indirectly service a student loan in this state unless the person obtains or renews a license under ORS 725A.506. (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to: (a) A financial institution, as defined in ORS 706.008. (b) A financial holding…

(1)(a) A person that is subject to the requirement to obtain or renew a license under ORS 725A.503 shall submit an application to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services in the manner, on a form and with the contents that the director specifies by rule. (…

(1) A licensee shall designate and maintain a principal place of business at or from which the licensee services student loans in this state and shall designate a registered agent in this state. (2)(a) If a licensee does not maintain a principal place of business in this state, t…

(1) A licensee shall maintain in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles sufficient liquidity, operating reserves and tangible net worth to permit the licensee to adequately meet all costs, expenses and other financial requirements related to servicing student lo…

(1)(a) A licensee shall notify the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services in writing at least 30 days before the licensee: (A) Relocates or closes the licensee’s principal place of business or a branch office in this state; or (B) Opens a branch office that …

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has general supervisory authority over: (a) Each licensee in this state; (b) Any person that services a student loan in this state, if the person is subject to ORS 725A.500 to 725A.530 or if the director require…

(1) Except as otherwise required under federal law, in a federal student loan agreement or in a contract between the federal government and a person that services a student loan, a person that services a student loan shall: (a) Assess any fee that the person may assess against a …

(1) If the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services receives a complaint concerning a person that services a student loan, the director: (a) Shall notify the person of the complaint, provide a copy of the complaint in the notice and require the person to respo…

(1) If, after conducting an investigation, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services determines that a person that services a student loan has violated ORS 725A.500 to 725A.530, violated a rule the director adopted or an order the director issued under ORS …

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall appoint or designate an ombudsman within the Department of Consumer and Business Services for the purposes set forth in subsection (2) of this section. (2) The ombudsman that the director appoints or desig…

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may assess a civil penalty of not more than $2,500 against a person who violates a provision of ORS 725A.010 to 725A.092 and 725A.990 or a rule the director adopted or final order the director issued under ORS 7…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Pawnbroker” means a person, copartnership, association or corporation that: (a) Lends money at a rate of interest greater than 10 percent per annum on the deposit or pledge of personal property; (b) Purchases personal property on the direct or implie…

This chapter shall be known as the Pawnbrokers Act. It is applicable to any person who qualifies under its provisions, and to such other person as shall by violating any of its provisions be subject to the penalties provided in ORS 726.990.