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California Code, Civil Code - CIV § 1799.302

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A covered entity shall not charge any of the following in connection with a commercial financing transaction with a small business or small business owner:

(a) A fee for accepting or processing a payment required by the terms of the commercial financing contract as an automated clearinghouse transfer debit, except for a fee imposed for a payment by an automated clearinghouse transfer that fails because of insufficient funds in the transferor's account.

(b) A fee for providing a small business with documentation prepared by the covered entity that contains a statement of the amount due to satisfy the remaining amount owed, including, but not limited to, interest accrued to the date the statement is prepared and a means of calculating per diem interest accruing thereafter.

(c) A fee in addition to an origination fee that does not have a clear corresponding service provided for the fee, including, but not limited to, a risk assessment, due diligence, or platform fee.

(d)(1) A fee for monitoring the small business’ collateral.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if any of the following are true:

(A) The commercial financing transaction is an asset-based loan or factoring, and the fee is intended to compensate the covered entity for actions taken to validate the collateral with the intended purpose of maximizing the amount of financing provided to the small business or small business owner under the financing contract pursuant to which the fee is charged.

(B) The fee is expressed as a dollar amount or a percentage of an identifiable base, and the fee is deemed a finance charge, as described in Section 943 of Subchapter 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations.

(C) The commercial financing transaction is delinquent for more than 60 days.

(e) A fee for filing or terminating a lien filed in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code against the business' assets that exceeds 150 percent of the cost of the filing or termination.

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