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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-3805" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="38" subtitle_name="Refund Anticipation Loans and Checks">
  <level label="a">
    <text>At the time a consumer applies through a facilitator for a refund anticipation loan, the facilitator orally shall inform the consumer:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>That the product is a loan that lasts 1 to 2 weeks;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>That if the consumer’s tax refund is less than expected, the consumer is liable for the full amount of the refund anticipation loan and must repay any difference;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The amount of the refund anticipation loan fee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The annual percentage rate payable on the refund anticipation loan.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>At the time a consumer applies through a facilitator for a refund anticipation check, the facilitator orally shall inform the consumer:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Of the amount of the refund anticipation check; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>That the consumer may receive a tax refund in the same amount of time without paying a fee if the consumer’s tax return is filed electronically and the consumer direct deposits the tax refund into the consumer’s own bank account.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The disclosures required by this section shall be provided in the language primarily used for oral communication between the facilitator and the consumer.</text>
  </level>
</section>
