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Tennessee Code Title 47. Commercial Instruments and Transactions § 47-18-2404

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) Any solicitation to lend money to a person for the consolidation or payment of other indebtedness which will result in that person's owner-occupied residence becoming collateral or security for the loan or payment of money shall clearly state, in bold face type at least as large as any used in the solicitation otherwise, or by a separate clearly stated written notice, in bold face type at least ten (10) points, the following:

(A) Failure to make timely payments or to repay the loan will result in the borrower's home being subject to foreclosure; and

(B) Deleted by 2019 Pub.Acts, c. 459, § 45, eff. Sept. 30, 2019.

(2) Such solicitation shall, in like manner, state either one (1) of the following, as appropriate:

(A) It is the obligation of the lender to make payments to prior lenders; or

(B) It is the obligation of the borrower to make payments to prior lenders.

(b) This section shall apply to all solicitations, whether made through the mails, in person, by telephone, fax, or electronically, or through any other agency or medium to a resident of the state. If the solicitation is made in person or by telephone, then the person making the solicitation shall clearly express the notices and obligations required to be given under subdivisions (a)(1) and (2).

(c) Failure to comply with this section shall subject the lender to damages up to three (3) times the amount of actual damages pursuant to § 47-18-109.

(d) The notices and obligations described in subsection (a) shall be clearly expressed in any debt consolidation contract or loan agreement consolidating such loans, in bold face type of at least ten (10) points, in immediate proximity to the space reserved for the signature of the borrower.

(e) This section shall not apply to any state or national bank, credit union, savings and loan, or to any subsidiary or affiliate of any such state or national bank, credit union, savings and loan or any person or entity licensed by or subject to regulation by the department of financial institutions.

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