(a) No person shall engage in the business of making flex loans unless the person is licensed to make flex loans pursuant to this chapter. A person shall be deemed to be engaged in the business of making flex loans in this state if the person induces a consumer, while located in this state, to enter into a flex loan plan in this state through the use of the internet, facsimile, telephone, or other means. A separate license shall be required for each location from which the business of making flex loans is conducted.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-12-103

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions or the commissioner's designee. See Tennessee Code 45-12-102
  • Flex loan: means a loan made pursuant to a flex loan plan. See Tennessee Code 45-12-102
  • Licensee: means a person licensed to offer flex loans pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 45-12-102
  • Person: means an individual, group of individuals, partnership, association, corporation, or any other business unit or legal entity. See Tennessee Code 45-12-102
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Any nonresident person seeking a license under this chapter shall furnish the commissioner with the name and address of a resident of this state upon whom notices or orders issued by the commissioner, or process affecting a licensee under this chapter, may be served. The nonresident licensee shall promptly notify the commissioner in writing of every change in its designated agent for service of process, and the change shall not become effective until approved by the commissioner.
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