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LR 2481
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Sec. 1. 9-A MRSA §3-308, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 94, §2, is
further amended to read:

 
4. A schedule of payments may require a final payment not
substantially equal to all other periodic payments if the
transaction is made for a term of not less than 4 years and if
the contract evidencing the consumer credit transaction gives the
consumer the right to refinance the amount of the final payment
in order to fully amortize the obligation on terms then generally
offered by the creditor, if the consumer satisfies reasonable
credit standards and if the property satisfies reasonable loan to
value loan-to-value standards. The administrator shall examine
the reasonableness of standards during regular examinations and
upon consumer complaint. At least 60 days but not more than 180
days prior to the maturity of the loan, the creditor must notify
the consumer in writing of the maturity date and the amount due
on the maturity date; and.__The 4-year limitation does not apply
to a consumer credit transaction secured by a motor vehicle if
the contract evidencing the transaction otherwise conforms to the
requirements of this section and also permits the consumer to
transfer the motor vehicle to the creditor in lieu of making the
final payment without further liability, except that the contract
may provide for the assessment against the consumer of one or
more of the following:

 
A.__A reasonable disposition fee;

 
B.__Reasonable charges for excess mileage;

 
C.__Reasonable charges for excess wear and tear; and

 
D.__Reasonable charges for damage to the motor vehicle; and

 
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble,
this Act takes effect when approved.


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