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The initial application shall must include an initial a fee of
$200 $400. Annual reregistration shall The biennial relicensing
application must include a fee of $100 $200.

 
A licensee may conduct business only at or from a place of
business for which the licensee holds a license and not under any
other name than that on the license.

 
Sec. 6. 9-A MRSA §10-202, as amended by PL 1997, c. 727, Pt. B, §21,
is further amended to read:

 
§10-202. Bond

 
Each application must be accompanied by evidence of a surety
bond, in a form approved by the administrator in the aggregate
amount of $10,000 $25,000, to run to the State for use by the
State and any person or persons who may have a cause of action
against a credit services organization loan broker. The terms of
the bond must run concurrent with the period of time during which
the license will be is in effect.

 
Sec. 7. 9-A MRSA §10-301, as amended by PL 1993, c. 495, §3, is
further amended to read:

 
§10-301. Escrow of funds

 
Each credit services organization loan broker shall place fees
from consumers, other than bona fide 3rd-party fees, in an escrow
account separate from any operating accounts of the business,
pending completion of services offered. With respect to credit
services organizations loan brokers offering to arrange for or
obtain extensions of credit for consumers, or provide advice or
assistance therefor to arrange for or obtain extensions of
credit, "completion of services offered" means procurement of
credit under the terms agreed to by the parties.

 
Sec. 8. 9-A MRSA §10-302, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 70, §3, is
amended to read:

 
Each agreement between a consumer and a credit services
organization shall loan broker must be in writing, dated, and
signed by the consumer and shall must include the following:

 
Sec. 9. 9-A MRSA §10-302, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 70, §3, is
amended to read:

 
2. The terms and conditions of payment, including the total
of all payments to be made by the consumer for the service,


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