Bill Text: IL SB2306 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: If and only if Senate Bill 1792 of the 101st General Assembly becomes law, amends the Predatory Loan Prevention Act. In provisions concerning the purpose and construction of the Predatory Loan Prevention Act, provides that the purpose of the Act is to protect consumers from predatory loans consistent with federal law and the federal Truth in Lending Act (rather than the Military Lending Act). In provisions concerning an annual percentage rate cap, provides that the annual percentage rate shall be calculated as such rate is calculated using the system for calculating the annual percentage rate under the federal Truth in Lending Act, and its implementing regulations under Regulation Z of the Code of Federal Regulations (rather than a military annual percentage rate). Effective immediately or on the date Senate Bill 1792 of the 101st General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-26 - Referred to Assignments [SB2306 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB2306-Introduced.html


102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB2306

Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Sue Rezin

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10100SB1792enr., Sec. 15-1-5
10100SB1792enr., Sec. 15-5-5

If and only if Senate Bill 1792 of the 101st General Assembly becomes law, amends the Predatory Loan Prevention Act. In provisions concerning the purpose and construction of the Predatory Loan Prevention Act, provides that the purpose of the Act is to protect consumers from predatory loans consistent with federal law and the federal Truth in Lending Act (rather than the Military Lending Act). In provisions concerning an annual percentage rate cap, provides that the annual percentage rate shall be calculated as such rate is calculated using the system for calculating the annual percentage rate under the federal Truth in Lending Act, and its implementing regulations under Regulation Z of the Code of Federal Regulations (rather than a military annual percentage rate). Effective immediately or on the date Senate Bill 1792 of the 101st General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. If and only if Senate Bill 1792 of the 101st
5General Assembly becomes law, then the Predatory Loan
6Prevention Act is amended by changing Sections 15-1-5 and
715-5-5 as follows:
8 (10100SB1792enr., Sec. 15-1-5)
9 Sec. 15-1-5. Purpose and construction. Illinois families
10pay over $500,000,000 per year in consumer installment,
11payday, and title loan fees. As reported by the Department in
122020, nearly half of Illinois payday loan borrowers earn less
13than $30,000 per year, and the average annual percentage rate
14of a payday loan is 297%. The purpose of this Act is to protect
15consumers from predatory loans consistent with federal law and
16the federal Truth in Lending Act, Military Lending Act which
17protects consumers active duty members of the military. This
18Act shall be construed as a consumer protection law for all
19purposes. This Act shall be liberally construed to effectuate
20its purpose.
21(Source: 10100SB1792enr.)
22 (10100SB1792enr., Sec. 15-5-5)

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1 Sec. 15-5-5. Rate cap. Notwithstanding any other provision
2of law, for loans made or renewed on and after the effective
3date of this Act, a lender shall not contract for or receive
4charges exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate on the unpaid
5balance of the amount financed for a loan. For purposes of this
6Section, the annual percentage rate shall be calculated as
7such rate is calculated using the system for calculating the
8annual percentage rate under the federal Truth in Lending Act,
915 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., and its implementing regulations under
10Regulation Z, 12 CFR 1026.1 et seq., a military annual
11percentage rate under Section 232.4 of Title 32 of the Code of
12Federal Regulations as in effect on the effective date of this
13Act. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit a person
14or entity to contract for or receive a charge exceeding that
15permitted by the Interest Act or other law.
16(Source: 10100SB1792enr.)
17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law or on the date Senate Bill 1792 of the 101st
19General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.
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