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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>73319</law_id><section_number>6.2-1523</section_number><catch_line>Additional charges prohibited; exceptions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="6.2">Financial Institutions and Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Other Regulated Providers of Financial Services</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="15">Consumer Finance Companies</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In addition to the interest, late payment fees, and loan processing fee permitted under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Rate of interest; late charges; processing fees" href="/6.2-1520/">6.2-1520</a>, no further or other amount whatsoever for any examination service, brokerage, <span class="dictionary">commission</span>, fine, notarial fee, or other thing or otherwise shall be directly or indirectly charged, contracted for, collected, or received, except:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Insurance premiums actually paid out by the <span class="dictionary">licensee</span> to any insurance company or agent duly authorized to do business in the Commonwealth or another state for insurance for the protection and benefit of the borrower written in connection with any loan; <a id="paragraph-263876" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1523/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The actual cost of recordation fees or, on loans over $100, the amount of the lawful premiums, no greater than such fees, actually paid for insurance against the risk of not recording any instrument securing the loan; and <a id="paragraph-263877" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1523/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> A handling fee not to exceed $25 for each check returned to the <span class="dictionary">licensee</span> because the drawer had no account or insufficient funds in the payor bank. <a id="paragraph-263878" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1523/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 6-308; 1966, c. 584, &#xA7; 6.1-278; 1978, c. 625; 1981, cc. 37, 38; 1984, c. 296; 1986, c. 502; 1990, c. 751; 1995, c. 2; 2001, c. 308; 2010, c. 794; 2020, cc. 1215, 1258.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
