Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3541.22 – Prohibited practices
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3541.22
- Consumer: means a natural person who purchases goods, services, or movable or immovable property or rights therein, for a personal, family, or household purpose and includes a purchaser or buyer in a consumer credit sale or transaction made with the use of a seller credit card or otherwise, or a borrower or debtor in a consumer loan, revolving loan account, or a lender credit card. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3516
- Person: as used in this Chapter means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, association, joint venture pool, syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3516
A. The home solicitation of any consumer where a loan is made encumbering the primary residence of that consumer for the purposes of paying for home improvements and where the transaction is part of a pattern or practice in violation of either Subsection (h) or (i) of Section 1639 of Title 15 of the United States Code or Subsection (e) of Section 226.32 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations is prohibited.
B. A third party holder in due course of a loan made in violation of Subsection A of this Section shall not be in violation of the prohibitions in this Section unless there was an agency relationship between the person who engaged in home solicitation and the third party holder, or the third party holder had actual knowledge of or participated in the transaction.
Acts 1997, No. 194, §1; Acts 2003, No. 514, §1.