                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER; LICENSE REQUIRED; ATTEMPTS TO EVADE APPLICATION OF
CHAPTER (§ 6.2-1501)

A. No person shall engage in the business of making loans to individuals for
personal, family, household, or other nonbusiness purposes, and charge, contract
for, or receive, directly or indirectly, on or in connection with any loan
interest, charges, compensation, consideration, or expense that in the aggregate
is greater than the interest permitted by &#xA7; 6.2-303, whether or not the
person has a location in the Commonwealth, except as provided in and authorized
by this chapter, Chapter 18 (&#xA7; 6.2-1800 et seq.), or Chapter 22 (&#xA7;
6.2-2200 et seq.) and without first having obtained a license from the
Commission.

B. Subject to subdivision C 3 and subsection C of § 6.2-1524, the prohibition
in subsection A shall not be construed to prevent any person, other than a
licensee, from:

   1. Providing the services of an access partner described in &#xA7; 6.2-1523.1;

   2. Making a mortgage loan pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; 6.2-325 and 6.2-326 or
   &#xA7;&#xA7; 6.2-327 and 6.2-328 in any principal amount; or

   3. Extending credit as described in &#xA7; 6.2-312 in any amount.

C. The provisions of subsection A shall apply to any person who seeks to evade
its application by any device, subterfuge, or pretense whatsoever, including:

   1. The loan, forbearance, use, or sale of (i) credit, as guarantor, surety,
   endorser, comaker, or otherwise; (ii) money; (iii) goods; or (iv) things in
   action;

   2. The use of collateral or related sales or purchases of goods or services,
   or agreements to sell or purchase, whether real or pretended; receiving or
   charging compensation for goods or services, whether or not sold, delivered,
   or provided; and

   3. The real or pretended negotiation, arrangement, or procurement of a loan
   through any use or activity of a third person, whether real or fictitious.

D. No person shall engage in the business of arranging or brokering consumer
finance loans for any consumer residing in the Commonwealth, whether or not the
person has an office or conducts business at a location in the Commonwealth.

E. The provisions of this section shall apply to any person, whether or not the
person has an office or conducts business at a location in the Commonwealth.

F. Any loan made in violation of this section is void, and no person shall have
the right to collect, receive, or retain any principal, interest, fees, or other
charges in connection with the loan.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§  6-279, 6-281; 1956, c. 71; 1966, c. 584, §§ 6.1-249,
6.1-251; 1968, c. 489; 1974, c. 371; 1986, c. 502; 1995, c. 2; 1998, c. 9; 2001,
c. 308; 2002, c. 897; 2010, cc. 477, 794; 2020, cc. 1215, 1258.