Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS |
TITLE 11. CONSUMER CREDIT |
SUBTITLE 3. INSTALLMENT LOANS -- LICENSING PROVISIONS |
§ 11-302. License required
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(a) "Installment loan" defined. -- In this section, "installment loan" means a loan or extension of credit made for consideration under § 12-103(a)(3) or (c), Title 12, Subtitle 9, or Title 12, Subtitle 10 of the Commercial Law Article.
(b) License required. -- Unless the person is licensed by the Commissioner, a person may not:
(1) Engage in the business of making installment loans;
(2) Make more than 5 installment loans a year; or
(3) Engage in the business of a credit services business as defined under Title 14, Subtitle 19 of the Commercial Law Article.
HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 49, § 5; 1980, ch. 33, § 2; 1982, ch. 753; 1983, ch. 143, § 1; 1991, ch. 628; 1996, ch. 326, § 2.