2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 36a - The Banking Law of Connecticut
Chapter 668 - Nondepository Financial Institutions
Section 36a-563 - (Formerly Sec. 36-233). Application for small loan license.

(a) An application for a small loan license shall be made and processed on the system pursuant to section 36a-24b, in the form prescribed by the commissioner on the system. Each such form shall contain content as set forth by instruction or procedure of the commissioner and may be changed or updated as necessary by the commissioner in order to carry out the purpose of sections 36a-555 to 36a-573, inclusive. The applicant shall, at a minimum, furnish to the system, in a form prescribed by the system, information concerning the identity of the applicant and any control person of the applicant, the qualified individual and any branch manager, including personal history and experience in a form prescribed by the system and information related to any administrative, civil or criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction. The commissioner, in accordance with section 29-17a, may conduct a state and national criminal history records check of the applicant and its control persons, qualified individual and branch manager, and, in accordance with section 36a-24b, may require the submission of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other state, national or international criminal databases and may require control persons, qualified individuals and branch managers to furnish authorization for the system and the commissioner to obtain an independent credit report from a consumer reporting agency described in Section 603(p) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 USC 1681a, as amended from time to time. Applicants may also be required to upload on the system an audited financial statement prepared by a certified public accountant in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles dated not later than ninety days after the end of the applicant's fiscal year. Such financial statement shall include a balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and all relevant notes thereto. If the applicant is a start-up company, only an initial statement of condition shall be required.

(b) The commissioner may deem an application for a small loan license abandoned if the applicant fails to respond to any request for information required under sections 36a-555 to 36a-573, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant to section 36a-573. The commissioner shall notify the applicant on the system that if such information is not submitted on or before sixty days after the date of such request, the application shall be deemed abandoned. An application filing fee paid prior to the date an application is deemed abandoned pursuant to this subsection shall not be refunded. Abandonment of an application pursuant to this subsection shall not preclude the applicant from submitting a new application for a license under sections 36a-555 to 36a-573, inclusive.

(1949 Rev., S. 5949; 1949, S. 2762d; 1957, P.A. 439, S. 3; 1963, P.A. 175, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 242, S. 2, 3; P.A. 73-419; P.A. 75-99, S. 1–4, 6; P.A. 77-129, S. 2–5; P.A. 80-45, S. 1, 2; P.A. 81-102, S. 1–3; P.A. 83-358, S. 1, 2; P.A. 92-12, S. 68; P.A. 97-13, S. 2; P.A. 00-164, S. 1; P.A. 07-217, S. 153, 154; P.A. 15-235, S. 18; P.A. 16-65, S. 27.)

History: 1963 act incorporated previous provisions as Subsecs. (a) and (h) substituting “charges” for “interest” where occurring, raised loan limit in Subsec. (a) from $600 to $1,000 “excluding charges” and changing method of calculating charges, raised limit in Subsec. (h) from $600 to $1,000, substituted 24 months and 15 days for 20 months, deleted prohibition against granting additional loan to borrower until unpaid balance of previous loan is paid in full and required consideration of renewed or refinanced contract as separate loan transaction in same Subsec. and inserted Subsecs. (b) to (g); 1969 act increased loan limit in Subsecs. (a) and (h) to $1,800, raised amount charged on excess of $300 from $9 to $11 per $100 in Subsec. (a), specified applicability of provisions to loans under chapter in Subsec. (h) and made 24-month and 15-day period applicable where cash advance was $1,000 or less and allowed 36-month and 15-day period where advance exceeded that amount; P.A. 73-419 added provisions governing date when prepayment is deemed to have occurred in Subsec. (f); P.A. 75-99 raised loan limit in Subsecs. (a) and (h) from $1,800 to $5,000 and in Subsec. (a) made previous charge rates applicable to loans not exceeding former limit and added rates for other allowed loans, amending Subsec. (h) accordingly and adding reference to loans secured by real estate, replaced default charge of $0.05 per dollar with charge consisting of the lesser of $5 or $0.05 per dollar and added Subsec. (i) authorizing loans in excess of $1,800 if secured by real estate; P.A. 77-129 clarified loan limits in Subsec. (a) by referring to unsecured or secured loans and to types of security, made previous provisions of Subsec. (b) applicable to loans originally scheduled for repayment within 48 months and 15 days and added provisions re loans with longer repayment period, deleted references to loans secured by real estate in Subsec. (h) and added provision which allowed extension of renewal period to the number of months loan maturity day has been extended through deferred payments and repealed Subsec. (i); P.A. 80-45 raised amount which determines charge rate in Subsec. (a)(1) from $300 to $600; P.A. 81-102 amended Subsec. (d) by increasing the maximum default charge from $5 to $7.50 and establishing a minimum default charge of $3, and amended Subsec. (e) to make the length of the extension of the maturity of a contract subject to the original repayment period of the loan; P.A. 83-358 added Subsec. (j) concerning allowable closing costs on loans secured by real estate and added Subsec. (k) prohibiting unauthorized charges for default on any loan; P.A. 92-12 made technical changes; Sec. 36-233 transferred to Sec. 36a-563 in 1995; P.A. 97-13 increased limit from $5,000 to $15,000 in Subsecs. (a) and (h) and made technical changes (Revisor's note: A reference in Subsec. (a) to Secs. “36-555 to 36a-573”, inclusive, was changed editorially by the Revisors to Secs. “36a-555 to 36a-573”, inclusive); P.A. 00-164 amended Subsec. (h) by adding provision re service charges imposed for dishonored checks; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes in Subsecs. (c) and (e), effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 15-235 amended Subsec. (b) to change “36a-685” to “36a-686”, effective August 1, 2015; P.A. 16-65 replaced former provisions with new Subsecs. (a) and (b) re small loan license application, effective July 1, 2016.

Annotations to former section 36-233:

Under former statute which applied to loans not exceeding $300, loan violates section and is void where it results in accommodation comaker becoming obligated for more than $300. 109 C. 116. Cited. 115 C. 104; 120 C. 155. Provision in chattel mortgage for attorney's fees in case of reclamation will render note void. Id., 193. Effect of receipt showing more than 3% interest was charged. 124 C. 349. Where no security was in fact given, erroneous printed statement as to security was not fatal. Id., 353. Cited. 149 C. 159; 201 C. 89.