Colorado Legislature Proposes Creation of Licensing Exemption under the Consumer Credit Code
On March 8, 2006, the Colorado Senate began considering House Bill 1356, which if adopted, will create an exemption to the licensure requirements
for Supervised Financial Organizations. Under current law, only persons recognized by the state of Colorado as Supervised Financial Organizations,
or individuals who have obtained a license from the administrator are authorized to engage in the business of:
Making supervised loans or undertaking direct collection of payments from or enforcement of rights against consumers arising form supervised
loans he or she has previously made; and Taking assignment of and undertaking direct collection of payments
from or enforcement of rights against consumers arising from supervised loans. If the bill is enacted, certain licensed collection agencies and attorneys
who take assignments of supervised loans in default will not be required to obtain supervised lender licenses.
This bill passed the House on March 7, 2006 and is currently in committee in the Senate. |