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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS --

INTEREST AND USURY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Potter, Cruz, Stewart, Alzate, Morales, Ajello, Tanzi,
Batista, Felix, and Slater

     Date Introduced: March 05, 2024

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 6-26 of the General Laws entitled "Interest and Usury" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     6-26-11. The federal Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act

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of 1980.

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     In accordance with section 525 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary

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Control Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-221; 94 Stat. 161) ("DIDMCA"), it is hereby expressly provided

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that the State of Rhode Island rejects the application of the amendments made by sections 521

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through 523 of DIDMCA with respect to loans made in the State of Rhode Island. The rates

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established in ยง 6-26-2 and in title 19 of the Rhode Island general laws shall control consumer

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credit transactions.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on October 1, 2024.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS --

INTEREST AND USURY

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     This act would remove the exemption from interest rate limits provided by the Depository

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Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980, for all loans made within the state of

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Rhode Island.

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     This act would take effect on October 1, 2024.

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