Illinois Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27, 2024) |
TITLE50. INSURANCE |
PART902. INSURANCE COMPANIES ORIGINATING PAYDAY LOANS |
§902.30. Definitions
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Act means the Payday Loan Reform Act [815 ILCS 122].
Code means the Illinois Insurance Code [215 ILCS 5].
Department means the Illinois Department of Insurance.
Director means the Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance.
Insurance Company means one that is organized, chartered, or holding a certificate of authority to do business under the laws of this State or any other state or under the laws of the United States. (See 815 ILCS 122/1-15(d).)
Payday loan or loan means a loan with a finance charge exceeding an annual percentage rate of 36% and with a term that does not exceed 120 days, including any transaction conducted via any medium whatsoever, including, but not limited to, paper, facsimile, Internet, or telephone, in which:
A lender accepts one or more checks dated on the date written and agrees to hold them for a period of days before deposit or presentment, or accepts one or more checks dated subsequent to the date written and agrees to hold them for deposit; or
A lender accepts one or more authorizations to debit a consumer's bank account; or
A lender accepts an interest in a consumer's wages, including, but not limited to, a wage assignment.