                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 6.2-1500)

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#8220;Access partner&#8221; means a person that, at the person&#8217;s
physical location in the Commonwealth, facilitates the making and servicing of a
loan through provision of some or all of the services described in § 6.2-1523.1
pursuant to a contract with a licensee. The term does not include (i) a person
licensed under Chapter 25.1 (§ 59.1-335.1 et seq.) of Title 59.1; (ii) a person
that is ineligible for licensure under § 6.2-1502 or to which this chapter
shall not apply under § 6.2-1503; (iii) a person that has had any license
revoked by the Commission at any time in the previous three years; (iv) a person
that has violated or participated in the violation of § 6.2-1501 in the
previous five years; or (v) a person who is licensed under Chapter 18 (§
6.2-1800 et seq.) or Chapter 22 (§ 6.2-2200 et seq.).
		&#8220;Arranging or brokering&#8221; means, with respect to consumer finance
loans, negotiating, placing, or finding consumer finance loans for consumers, or
offering to negotiate, place, or find consumer finance loans for consumers, in
return for compensation paid directly by the consumers.
		&#8220;Consumer finance company&#8221; means a person engaged in the business
of making loans to individuals for personal, family, household, or other
nonbusiness purposes.
		&#8220;Licensee&#8221; means a consumer finance company to which a license has
been issued by the Commission pursuant to this chapter.
		&#8220;Principal&#8221; means any person who, directly or indirectly, owns or
controls (i) 10 percent or more of the outstanding stock of a stock corporation
or (ii) a 10 percent or greater interest in another person.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 6-275; 1966, c. 584, § 6.1-245; 1978, c. 14; 2005, c.
63; 2010, c. 794; 2020, cc. 1215, 1258.