2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 6 - Banks and Banking
RS 6:969.54 - Disclosures

§969.54. Disclosures

Debt waiver or debt forgiveness agreements shall disclose, as applicable, in writing and in clear, understandable language that is easy to read, the following:

(1) The name and address of the initial lender and the consumer at the time of sale and the identity and address of any administrator if different from the lender.

(2) The purchase price and the terms of the debt waiver or debt forgiveness agreement, including without limitation, the requirements for protection, conditions, or exclusions with the debt waiver or debt forgiveness agreement.

(3) A clear statement in the debt waiver or debt forgiveness agreement given to the consumer that by its acceptance as an amendment to the contract upon assignment, the lender agrees to waive the consumer's liability for the difference between the amount owed, excluding past due amounts, payment extensions, insurance, prior unrepaired damage for which the consumer has been paid by an insurer, or other charges, under the consumer's contract and the amount paid by the consumer's primary insurer after a vehicle is deemed a total loss from a peril covered by the consumer's primary insurance company or if there is no primary insurance on the date of loss, the actual cash value of the motor vehicle at the time of loss as determined by an established value guide.

(4) That the consumer may cancel the debt waiver or debt forgiveness agreement within a "free-look period" as specified in the waiver, and shall be entitled to a full refund of the purchase price, so long as no benefits have been provided; or in the event benefits have been provided, the consumer may receive a full or partial refund of the premium paid pursuant to the terms of the waiver.

(5) The procedure the consumer shall follow, if any, to obtain debt waiver or debt forgiveness agreement benefits under the terms and conditions of the waiver, including a telephone number and address where the consumer may apply for waiver benefits.

(6) That in order to receive any refund due in the event of a debt waiver or debt forgiveness agreements's cancellation of the debt waiver or debt forgiveness agreements or early termination of the contract after the "free-look period" of the debt waiver or debt forgiveness waiver, the consumer, in accordance with terms of the waiver, shall provide a written request to cancel to the lender, administrator, or such other party, within ninety days of the occurrence of the event terminating the contract.

(7) Any refund of the unearned purchase price of the debt waiver or debt forgiveness agreement due, in the event of cancellation of the debt waiver or debt forgiveness agreement or early termination of the contract, shall be on terms no less favorable to the consumer than the method of refund commonly known as the "Rule of 78s" or the "sum of digits" refund method.

(8) That neither the extension of credit, the terms of the credit, nor the terms of the related motor vehicle sale or lease, may be conditioned upon the purchase of the debt waiver or debt forgiveness agreements.

Acts 2010, No. 374, §1.