Subdivision 1. Requirements; prohibitions. A credit services organization, its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit services organization may not do any of the following:
(1) charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the buyer;
(2) charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the buyer if the credit that is or will be extended to the buyer is upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general public;
(3) make, counsel, or advise any buyer to make, any statement with respect to a buyer's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity that is untrue or misleading or that should be known by the exercise of reasonable care to be untrue or misleading to a credit reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a buyer or to whom a buyer is applying for an extension of credit; or
(4) make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization.
Subd. 2. Salespersons; agents. If a credit services organization is in compliance with subdivision 1, clause (1), the salesperson, agent, or representative who sells the services of that organization is not required to obtain a surety bond.
1991 c 314 s 5
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection
Chapter 332 — Collection, Credit Services
Section 332.30 — Accelerated Mortgage Payment Provider; Bond Requirements.
Section 332.301 — Bond; Background Check.
Section 332.302 — Contracts; Notice To Mortgagor.
Section 332.303 — Segregated Accounts.
Section 332.311 — Transfer Of Administrative Functions.
Section 332.33 — Licensing And Registration.
Section 332.3351 — Exemption From Licensure.
Section 332.345 — Segregated Accounts.
Section 332.35 — Prior Conviction Or Judgment As Disqualification.
Section 332.355 — Agency Responsibility For Collectors.
Section 332.365 — Credit Counseling Organizations; Debtors.
Section 332.37 — Prohibited Practices.
Section 332.38 — Application In Case Of Pretended Purchase, Assignment Or Use Of A Fictitious Name.
Section 332.385 — Notification To Commissioner.
Section 332.395 — Commissioner's Power Over Ineffective Licenses And Registrations.
Section 332.40 — Investigation, Suspension, And Revocation Of Licenses Or Registrations.
Section 332.42 — Reports And Records.
Section 332.43 — Delinquent Collection Agencies.
Section 332.44 — Rulemaking Power.
Section 332.53 — Waiver Of Rights.
Section 332.54 — Registration.
Section 332.56 — Prohibited Acts.
Section 332.57 — Disclosure Statement.
Section 332.70 — Business Screening Services; Data Practices.