Louisiana § RS 9:3558 - License to make consumer loans

§ RS 9:3558. License to make consumer loans

A.  The commissioner shall receive and act on all applications for licenses to make consumer loans under this Chapter.  Applications shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the commissioner and shall contain the information the commissioner requires to make an evaluation of the financial responsibility, character, and fitness of the applicant.

B.  No license shall be issued unless the commissioner, upon investigation, finds that the financial responsibility, character and fitness of the applicant, and of the members thereof (if the applicant is a partnership or association) and of the officers and directors thereof (if the applicant is a corporation), are such as to warrant belief that the business will be operated honestly and fairly within the purposes of this chapter.

C.  Upon written request, the applicant is entitled to a hearing on the question of his qualifications for a license if (1) the commissioner has notified the applicant in writing that his application has been denied, or (2) the commissioner has not issued a license within sixty days after the application for the license was filed.  A request for a hearing may not be made more than fifteen days after the commissioner has mailed a written notice to the applicant notifying him that the application has been denied and stating in substance the commissioner's findings supporting denial of the application.

D.  The commissioner may grant restricted or conditional licenses.  Violation of such restrictions or conditions by the licensee may constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of such license.

E.(1)  Any person whose application or renewal application for licensure under this Chapter has been denied for any reason may not reapply for a license under this Chapter until after at least three years from the date of the order of denial, unless the commissioner, in his sole discretion, prescribes an earlier or later date.

(2)  For purposes of this Subsection:

(a)  The term "order" shall mean the date of the commissioner's notification of denial of the person's application.

(b)  The term "person" shall include the applicant, its owners, and its members if the applicant is a limited liability company, its partners if the applicant is a partnership, its officers and directors if the applicant is a corporation, and any other person determined by the commissioner, in his sole discretion, to be closely related to the person.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 454, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Acts 1992, No. 370, §2; Acts 1995, No. 1184, §2; Acts 2006, No. 213, §1.