Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 480J > Part II - Licensing

• Branch office: means any location in the State that is identified by any means to the public or consumers as a location at which the licensee holds itself out as an installment lender. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Consumer: means a natural person who is the buyer, lessee, or debtor to whom credit is granted in a transaction that is primarily for that natural person's personal, family, or household purposes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Control: means the power, either directly or indirectly, to direct management or policies of a company, whether through ownership of securities, by contract, or otherwise. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. ^{Source: OCC}
• Department: means the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Division: means the division of financial institutions of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Elder: means an individual who is sixty-two years of age or older. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. ^{Source: OCC}
• Financial institution: means any bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, financial services loan company, or credit union doing business in the State whose accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, or other similar or successor program of federal insurance. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Installment loan: means a loan made pursuant to this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Instrument: means a method of payment that may include a debit card payment, Automated Clearing House transfer, electronic check or other forms of electronic transfers, money order, cash, personal check signed by the consumer, or any other method of loan payment authorized by this part or by rule adopted by the commissioner pursuant to chapter 91 and made payable to a person subject to this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Interest: means all charges payable directly or indirectly by a borrower to a licensee as a condition to a loan or an application for a loan, however denominated. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• lender: means any person who is in the business of offering or making a consumer loan, who arranges a consumer loan for a third party, or who acts as an agent for a third party, regardless of whether the third party is exempt from licensure under this chapter or whether approval, acceptance, or ratification by the third party is necessary to create a legal obligation for the third party, through any method including mail, telephone, the Internet, or any electronic means. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Licensee: means a person who is licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• NMLS: means the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry, which is a licensing system developed and maintained by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors for the state licensing and registration of state-licensed loan originators and other financial services providers, or any system provided by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• Nonprofit organization: means an organization that:

  (1) Has the status of a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

  (2) Conducts its activities in a manner that serves public or charitable purposes, rather than commercial purposes;

  (3) Receives funding, revenue, and charge fees in a manner that does not incentivize its organization or its employees to act other than in the best interests of its clients; and

  (4) Compensates its employees in a manner that does not incentivize employees to act other than in the best interests of its clients. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1

• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other association of individuals, however organized. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Place of business: means a location where installment loans are offered or made and includes each website through which a consumer may apply for an installment loan from an installment lender. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• Renewal: means the refinancing of an installment loan that occurs during the period between the original maturity date and the immediately preceding installment payment due date. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.