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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 31.13.03.10" title_num="31" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="03" heading="Prima Facie Premium Rates for Credit Involuntary Unemployment Insurance.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Prima Facie Single Premium Rates. The premiums charged for credit involuntary unemployment insurance policies having all policy provisions not less favorable to the insured debtor than those required by Regulation .l1 of this chapter may not exceed, on policies of credit involuntary unemployment insurance for which a single premium is charged in advance for the entire duration of the insurance and the indebtedness is repayable in equal installments, the amount shown in the table below for each $10 of the monthly benefit insured:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Prima Facie Single Premium Rates per $10 of Monthly Benefit Payable</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Prima Facie Single Premium Rates per $10 of Monthly Benefit Payable</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Prima Facie Monthly Premium Rates.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>On policies of group credit involuntary unemployment insurance issued as monthly premium insurance, a monthly premium rate shall be used instead of the rates referred to in §A of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The rates under this plan may not exceed those shown in the schedule immediately below.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The rate shall be applied to the amount of the monthly payment insured in that month regardless of the duration of the loan.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <aftertext>Prima Facie Monthly Premium Rates per $10 of Monthly Benefit Payable</aftertext>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If a credit involuntary unemployment policy, otherwise meeting the requirements of Regulation .11 of this chapter, provides for payment of benefits in the event of family leave as defined in Regulation .04B(15) of this chapter, the insurer may charge a rate not to exceed 4 percent more than the rates in Regulations .09E, .10A or B, or .12B of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The prima facie premium rates for credit involuntary unemployment benefit insurance in this regulation apply to all premiums charged on or after the effective date of this chapter, for every class of business.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Rates Per $100 Outstanding Balance Per Month.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Rates stated as $0.xx per $100 outstanding balance per month shall be consistent with the above rates.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For example, if a credit card requires a minimum payment of 5 percent of the balance, a rate of $0.40 per $10 of monthly benefit may also be stated as $0.20 per $100 of outstanding balance because $10 is 5 percent of $200.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>As another example, if the minimum required payment is 3 percent of the outstanding balance, the $0.40 per $10 of monthly benefit rates translates to $0.12 per $100 of outstanding balance.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>For purposes of this section, the following formula may be used:</text>
    </paragraph>
    <aftertext>If: M = monthly rate per $100 of outstanding balance,</aftertext>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>