(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a licensee shall not enter into any contract for a loan that provides for a scheduled repayment of principal over more than the maximum terms set forth below opposite the respective size of loans.
Principal amount of loan
Maximum term
Less than $500 ........................
24 months and 15 days
$500 but less than $1,500 ........................
36 months and 15 days
$1,500 but less than $3,000 ........................
48 months and 15 days
$3,000 but less than $10,000 ........................
60 months and 15 days
(b) The maximum loan term of 60 months and 15 days does not apply to a loan secured by real property of a bona fide principal amount of at least five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(c) A licensee shall not enter into any contract for a loan that provides for a scheduled repayment of principal that is less than 12 months. This subdivision applies to a loan of a bona fide principal amount of at least two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(d) This section does not apply to an open-end loan, a student loan made by an eligible lender under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.), or a student loan made pursuant to the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 294 et seq.).
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 708, Sec. 8. (AB 539) Effective January 1, 2020.)