(a)  For the purposes of this chapter, any federal- or state-chartered bank or credit union that originates a student education loan or acts as a servicer, and any wholly owned subsidiary of a bank or credit union, shall be exempt from the provisions of §§ 19-33-4, 19-33-6 through 19-33-11, inclusive, §§ 19-33-12(9), and 19-33-14.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 19-33-16

  • Student education loan: means any loan made to a student loan borrower primarily for personal use to finance postsecondary education or other school-related expenses, and does not include an extension of credit under an open-end consumer credit plan, a reverse mortgage transaction, a residential mortgage transaction, or any other loan that is secured by real property or a dwelling. See Rhode Island General Laws 19-33-2

(b)  Student loan servicers that are not banks or credit unions operating under federal or state charters, nor wholly owned subsidiaries thereof, that service student loans on behalf of state- or federal-chartered banks and credit unions, shall not be exempt from any section of this chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 2019, ch. 199, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 265, § 1.