House of Representatives
State of Utah
UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX . 350 STATE CAPITOL
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P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029 February 1, 2012
Madam Speaker:
The Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Committee reports a
favorable recommendation on H.B. 78, UTAH DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION
AMENDMENTS, by Representative D. Brown, with the following amendments:
Respectfully,
Jim Bird
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(6)
(a)
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Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (3) and (4), if an
agreement
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the debt
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:
(a)
may not
exceed one of
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the following applicable settlement fee limits in Subsection (6)(b) or (c), the terms of
which
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shall be clearly disclosed in the agreement.
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(b) a fee for settling a debt may be collected only as the debt is settled.
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(b) (i) With respect to agreements where a flat settlement fee is charged
based on the
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overall amount of included debt, total aggregate fees charged may not exceed 17%
of the
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principal amount of debt included in the agreement[, including any fees charged
under
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Subsections (4)(b)(i) and (ii)].
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(ii) The flat settlement fee authorized under this Subsection (6)(b) [shall be
assessed in
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equal monthly payments over no less than half of the length of the plan, as estimated
at the
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plan's inception, unless:] may be collected only upon the settlement of all debt
included in the
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settlement fee agreement.
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[(A) payment is voluntarily accelerated by the individual in a separate record;
and]
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[(B) at least half of the principal amount of overall debt included in the
agreement at its
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inception has been settled.]
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(c) (i) With respect to agreements where fees are calculated as a percentage of
the
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amount saved by an individual, a settlement fee may not exceed 30% of the excess of
the
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outstanding amount of each debt over the amount actually paid to the creditor, as
calculated at
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the time of settlement.
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(ii) Settlement fees authorized under this Subsection (6)(c):
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(A) may be collected only as debts are settled; and
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(B) the total aggregate amount of fees charged to any individual under this
chapter[,
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including fees charged under Subsections (4)(b)(i) and (ii),] may not exceed 20% of
the
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principal amount of debt included in the agreement at the agreement's inception.
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(d) A provider may not impose or receive fees under both Subsections (6)(b)
and (c).
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Committee Chair
Voting: 4-0-3
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Bill Number
*HB0078*
HB0078