0001| HOUSE BILL 174 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| TED HOBBS | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF | 0013| REPRODUCED DOCUMENTS IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS; AMENDING A SECTION | 0014| OF THE NEW MEXICO SMALL LOAN ACT OF 1955. | 0015| | 0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0017| Section 1. Section 58-15-17 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1955, | 0018| Chapter 128, Section 15) is amended to read: | 0019| "58-15-17. REQUIREMENTS FOR MAKING AND PAYING OF LOANS--INCOMPLETE INSTRUMENTS--LIMITATIONS ON CHARGES AFTER JUDGMENT | 0020| AND INTEREST.-- | 0021| A. [(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR MAKING AND PAYMENT OF | 0022| LOANS] Every licensee shall: | 0023| (1) at the time any loan is made within the | 0024| provisions of [this Act] the New Mexico Small Loan Act of | 0025| 1955, deliver to the borrower or, if there are two or more | 0001| borrowers on the same obligation, to one of them, a statement in | 0002| [the] English [language] on which shall be printed a copy of | 0003| Section [14 of this Act] 58-15-14.1 NMSA 1978, disclosing in | 0004| clear and distinct terms the amount of the loan, the date the | 0005| loan was made, a schedule or a description of the payments, the | 0006| type of the security, if any, for the loan, the name and address | 0007| of the licensed office, the name of the person primarily | 0008| obligated for the loan, the amount of principal, the agreed rate | 0009| of charge stated on a percent per month and a percent per | 0010| [annum] year basis and the amount in dollars and cents and | 0011| other items allowable [hereunder] pursuant to that act, so | 0012| stated as to clearly show the allocation of each item included; | 0013| (2) for each payment made on account of any | 0014| such loan, give to the person making it a plain and complete | 0015| receipt specifying the date and amount of the payment, the | 0016| amount applied to interest and principal and the balance unpaid. | 0017| When payment is made in any other manner than by the borrower in | 0018| person, [or] by an agent of the borrower or by check or money | 0019| order, the licensee shall mail [such] the receipt to the | 0020| borrower's last known address or hold [same] the receipt for | 0021| delivery upon request of the borrower. A copy of all [such] | 0022| receipts shall be kept on file in the office of the licensee as | 0023| a part of his records; and | 0024| (3) upon payment of the loan in full, mark | 0025| plainly every note and promise to pay signed by any obligor with | 0001| the word "paid" or [cancelled] "canceled" and promptly file | 0002| or record a release of any mortgage if the [same] mortgage | 0003| has been filed or recorded, restore any pledge and cancel and | 0004| return any note and any assignment given to the licensee. A | 0005| licensee may comply with the provisions of this paragraph by | 0006| marking and returning a copy of the note or promise to pay if | 0007| the copy accurately reproduces the complete original. | 0008| B. [(b) INCOMPLETE INSTRUMENTS] No licensee shall | 0009| take any note or promise to pay [which] that does not | 0010| disclose the amount of the loan, a schedule of payments, or a | 0011| description thereof, and the agreed charge or rate of charge | 0012| [nor] or any instrument in which blanks are left to be | 0013| filled in after execution. | 0014| C. [(c) LIMITATION OF CHARGES AFTER JUDGMENT.] | 0015| If judgment [be] is obtained against any party or any loan | 0016| made under the provisions of [this law] the New Mexico Small | 0017| Loan Act of 1955, neither the judgment nor the loan shall | 0018| carry, from the date of the judgment, any charges against any | 0019| party to the loan other than court costs, [attorney's] | 0020| attorneys' fees and interest on the amount of the judgment at | 0021| ten [(10%)] percent [per annum] a year. | 0022| D. [(d) LIMITATION OF INTEREST IN BANKRUPTCY] | 0023| Any loan made under the provisions of [this law] the New | 0024| Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955 [which] that is filed and | 0025| approved as a claim in any bankruptcy proceeding shall, from a | 0001| date ninety [(90)] days subsequent to the date of | 0002| adjudication, bear interest at the rate of ten [(10%)] percent | 0003| [per annum] a year only. This limitation shall not apply | 0004| when the bankrupt is not discharged in bankruptcy or to any | 0005| obligation not dischargeable under the provisions of the | 0006| Bankruptcy Act presently in force or as [the same may] | 0007| hereafter [be] amended. | 0008| E. [(e) LIMITATION OF INTEREST UPON DEATH OF | 0009| BORROWER] No loan made under the provisions of [this Act] | 0010| the New Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955 shall bear interest | 0011| after ninety [(90)] days from the date of the death of the | 0012| borrower in excess of a rate of ten [(10%)] percent [per | 0013| annum] a year on the unpaid principal balance of the loan. | 0014| F. [(f) LIMITATION OF INTEREST AFTER MATURITY OF | 0015| LOAN] No loan made under the provisions of [this Act] the | 0016| New Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955 shall bear interest after | 0017| twelve [(12)] months from the date of maturity of [any said] | 0018| the loan in excess of ten [(10%)] percent [per annum] a | 0019| year upon the unpaid principal balance of [said] the loan." | 0020|  | 0021| State of New Mexico | 0022| House of Representatives | 0023| | 0024| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0025| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| January 30, 1996 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Mr. Speaker: | 0007| | 0008| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0009| been referred | 0010| | 0011| HOUSE BILL 174 | 0012| | 0013| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0014| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0015| | 0016| 1. On page 3, line 6, strike the underscored "or" and insert | 0017| in lieu thereof a comma and after "pay" insert "or any | 0018| assignment"., | 0019| | 0020| and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE | 0021| COMMITTEE. | 0022| | 0023| Respectfully submitted, | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Fred Luna, Chairman | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Adopted Not Adopted | 0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0008| | 0009| Date | 0010| | 0011| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0012| Yes: 7 | 0013| Excused: Varela | 0014| Absent: Corley, Macko, Olguin, Rodella | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| .11158.1 | 0018| H0174BI1 | 0019| | 0020| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0021| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| February 9, 1996 | 0025| | 0001| Mr. President: | 0002| | 0003| Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to | 0004| whom has been referred | 0005| | 0006| HOUSE BILL 174, as amended | 0007| | 0008| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0009| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0010| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0011| | 0012| Respectfully submitted, | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| __________________________________ | 0017| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Date ________________________ | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| The roll call vote was 4 For 1 Against | 0004| Yes: 4 | 0005| No: Rawson | 0006| Excused: Kidd, Maloof, McKibben, Reagan | 0007| Absent: None | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| H0174CT1 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE HB 174/a | 0015| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| February 12, 1996 | 0019| | 0020| Mr. President: | 0021| | 0022| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0023| | 0024| HOUSE BILL 174, as amended | 0025| | 0001| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0002| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0003| | 0004| 1. On page 3, line 3, strike "filed or". | 0005| | 0006| 2. On page 3, line 4, after the period strike the remainder | 0007| of the line, strike all of line 5, on line 6, strike "returning" | 0008| and insert in lieu thereof "A licensee may mark and return", | 0009| | 0010| and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0011| | 0012| Respectfully submitted, | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| __________________________________ | 0016| Janice D. Paster, Chairman | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0020| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Date ________________________ | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0002| Yes: 7 | 0003| No: 0 | 0004| Excused: None | 0005| Absent: Carraro, Sanchez | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| H0174JU1 .112046.1 | 0010| | 0011| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0012| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| February 14, 1996 | 0016| | 0017| Mr. President: | 0018| | 0019| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0020| | 0021| HOUSE BILL 174, as amended | 0022| | 0023| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0024| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0025| | 0001| Respectfully submitted, | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| __________________________________ | 0006| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0011| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Date ________________________ | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0019| Yes: 8 | 0020| No: 0 | 0021| Excused: Donisthorpe, Duran, Ingle, Kidd, Kysar | 0022| Absent: None | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| H0174FC1 | 0001| |