§ 54C-124. Loans conditioned on certain transactions prohibited.

(a)No savings bank or service corporation thereof shall require, as a condition of making a loan, that the borrower contract with any specific person or organization for particular services. (b)A savings bank or service corporation thereof shall notify borrowers before the loan commitment of their right to select the attorney or law firm rendering legal services in connection with the loan, and the person or organization rendering insurance services in connection with the loan. These persons or organizations shall be approved by the savings bank’s board of directors, under any rules as the Commissioner of Banks may prescribe. (c)A savings bank or service corporation thereof may require borrowers to reimburse the savings bank for legal services rendered to it by its own attorney only when the fee is limited to legal services required by the making of the loan. History: History.1991, c. 680, s. 1; 2001-193, s. 16.