Vermont § 2232a - Requirements regarding the borrower

§ 2232a. Requirements regarding the borrower

• (a) Each licensed lender shall deliver to the borrower at the time any loan is made a
  statement showing in clear and distinct terms the amount and date of the loan and
  of its maturity, the nature of the security, if any, for the loan, the name and address
  of the borrower and of the licensee, and the agreed rate of charge. (b) Each licensed lender shall, in advance of any loan closing, deliver to each prospective
  borrower, based on the type of loan applied for, a full and accurate schedule of the
  charges to be made and the method of computing the same. (c) Each licensed lender or holder shall give to the borrower a plain and complete statement
  of all payments made on account of any such loan specifying the amount applied to
  finance charges and the amount, if any, applied to principal, and stating the unpaid
  principal balance, if any, of such loan. When payment is made, a licensee shall provide
  the borrower with a statement therefor within 30 days after the payment is received,
  or shall provide, on an annual basis, statements setting forth the information required
  herein. Each licensed lender or holder shall provide a transaction history of the
  loan to the borrower upon request. (d) Each licensed lender or holder shall permit payment to be made in advance without
  prepayment premium or penalty in any amount on any contract of loan at any time, but
  the licensee or holder may apply such payment first to all finance charges in full
  at the agreed rate up to the date of such payment. (e) Each licensed lender or holder shall, upon repayment of the loan in full, promptly
  mark indelibly every obligation and security signed by the borrower with the word
  “Paid” or “Canceled,” and within 30 days release any mortgage, restore any pledge,
  cancel and return any note, record or file any necessary release or discharge, cancel
  and return any assignment given to the licensee by the borrower, and refund to the
  borrower, in accordance with rules adopted by the Commissioner any unearned portion
  of the premium for credit life or disability insurance if a premium for such insurance
  was disbursed on behalf of the borrower at the time the loan was originally made.
  The provisions of this subsection shall not affect the right of action created by
  27 V.S.A. § 464. (f) This section shall not apply to commercial loans. (Amended 1979, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. April 30, 1980; 1981, No. 89, § 7, eff. May 13, 1981; 1983, No. 35, §§ 7-9; 1995, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 32, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; 2015, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)