22067. (a) On or before July 1 of each year, the commissioner shall post a report on the department’s internet website summarizing the information described in subdivision (b). The information disclosed to the commissioner for the commissioner’s use in preparing the report described in this section is exempted from any requirement of public disclosure by subdivision (b) of Section 7929.000 of the Government Code.
(b) The report required by this section shall specify the time period to which the report corresponds, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following for that time period:
(1) The number of organizations that applied for exemptions pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 22066, and the number of organizations that entered into partnerships with exempt organizations in accordance with subdivision (d) of Section 22066.
(2) The number of organizations granted exemptions and the types of exemptions granted.
(3) The reason or reasons for denying applications for exemptions, if applicable. This information shall be provided in a manner that does not identify the entity or entities denied.
(4) The number of borrowers who applied for loans through exempt or partnering organizations, the number of borrowers granted loans facilitated by exempt or partnering organizations, the total amount loaned, and the distribution of loan lengths upon origination.
(5) The number of borrowers who obtained more than one loan through an exempt or partnering organization and the distribution of the number of loans per borrower.
(6) Of the number of borrowers who obtained more than one loan facilitated by an exempt or a partnering organization, the percentage of those borrowers whose credit scores increased between successive loans, based on information from at least one major credit bureau, and the average size of the increase.
(7) The income distribution of borrowers upon loan origination, including the number of borrowers who obtained at least one loan and who resided in a low-to-moderate-income census tract at the time of their loan application.
(8) The number of borrowers who obtained loans facilitated by an exempt or a partnering organization for the following purposes, based on borrower responses at the time of their loan applications indicating the primary purpose for which the loan was obtained:
(A) Medical.
(B) Other emergency.
(C) Vehicle repair.
(D) Vehicle purchase.
(E) To pay bills.
(F) To consolidate debt.
(G) To build or repair credit history.
(H) To finance a purchase of goods or services other than a vehicle.
(I) For other than personal, family, or household purposes.
(J) Other.
(9) The number of borrowers who self-report that they had a bank account at the time of their loan application, the number of borrowers who self-report that they had a bank account and used check-cashing services, and the number of borrowers who self-report that they did not have a bank account at the time of their loan application.
(10) The performance of loans under Section 22066, as reflected by all of the following:
(A) The number and percentage of borrowers who experienced at least one late payment lasting between 7 and 29 days and who subsequently brought the loan current, and the distribution of principal loan amounts corresponding to those late payments.
(B) The number and percentage of borrowers who experienced at least one late payment lasting between 30 and 59 days and who subsequently brought the loan current, and the distribution of principal loan amounts corresponding to those late payments.
(C) The number and percentage of borrowers who experienced at least one late payment lasting 60 days or more and who subsequently brought the loan current, and the distribution of principal loan amounts corresponding to those late payments.
(D) The number and percentage of borrowers who experienced at least one late payment of greater than seven days and who did not subsequently bring the loan current.
(E) Among loans that were ever late for seven days or more, the average number of times borrowers experienced a late payment of seven days or more.
(11) The number and types of violations of Section 22066 by exempt organizations, which were documented by the commissioner.
(12) The number and types of violations of Section 22066 by partnering organizations, which were documented by the commissioner.
(13) The number of times the commissioner suspended or revoked an exemption granted to an exempt organization pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 22066 and the number of times a partnering organization was sanctioned by the commissioner pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (d) of Section 22066.
(14) The number of complaints received by the commissioner about an exempt organization or a partnering organization, and the nature of those complaints.
(15) Recommendations, if any, for improving the program.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 111. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
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