Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 657 - General Provisions
NRS 657.140 - Loan agreements: Certain provisions for recovery prohibited; exceptions.


1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a financial institution shall not include in any loan agreement a provision that allows the financial institution to recover, take, appropriate or otherwise apply as a setoff against any debt or liability owing to the financial institution under the loan agreement money from an account unrelated to the loan agreement to the extent the money is exempt from execution pursuant to paragraph (y) of subsection 1 of NRS 21.090.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a provision in a loan agreement that specifically authorizes automatic withdrawals from an account.
3. The provisions of this section may not be varied by agreement, and the rights conferred by this section may not be waived. Any provision included in an agreement that conflicts with this section is void.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "An account unrelated to the loan agreement" includes, without limitation, an account pledged as security under the loan agreement, unless the specific account pledged as security is conspicuously described in the loan agreement.
(b) "Financial institution" means an institution licensed pursuant to the provisions of this title or chapter 645B or 649 of NRS, or a similar institution chartered or licensed pursuant to federal law.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 382; A 2007, 3027; 2017, 3102)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 657 - General Provisions

NRS 657.005 - Definitions.

NRS 657.016 - "Bank," "commercial bank," "banking company" and "banking corporation" defined.

NRS 657.026 - "Commissioner" defined.

NRS 657.035 - "Demand deposits" defined.

NRS 657.037 - "Depository institution" defined.

NRS 657.039 - "Derivative transaction" defined.

NRS 657.040 - "Division of Financial Institutions" defined.

NRS 657.045 - "Insolvency" defined.

NRS 657.055 - "Net earnings" defined.

NRS 657.058 - "Nevada" defined.

NRS 657.064 - "Savings deposit" defined.

NRS 657.070 - "Stockholders’ equity" and "members’ equity" defined.

NRS 657.075 - "Surplus" defined.

NRS 657.085 - "Time deposit" defined.

NRS 657.095 - Applicability of chapters 78, 86 and 92A of NRS.

NRS 657.097 - Applicability of provisions concerning Regulatory Experimentation Program for Product Innovation.

NRS 657.105 - Effect of certain chapters on powers, privileges, duties and restrictions of corporations, companies, associations and natural persons.

NRS 657.110 - Certain mortgagees and beneficiaries of deeds of trust to provide contact information to the Division of Financial Institutions; Division of Financial Institutions to maintain information on its Internet website.

NRS 657.120 - Fees and charges: Imposition and collection by financial institution; limitations.

NRS 657.130 - Committees to review compliance: Definitions; confidentiality and privilege.

NRS 657.140 - Loan agreements: Certain provisions for recovery prohibited; exceptions.

NRS 657.150 - Definitions.

NRS 657.160 - "Financial institution" defined.

NRS 657.170 - "License" defined.

NRS 657.180 - License to operate or manage: Additional requirements; fingerprints; grounds for refusal to issue license.

NRS 657.190 - Suspension or revocation of license to operate or manage: Additional grounds.

NRS 657.200 - Use or change of business name; prohibitions.

NRS 657.210 - Authorization of Commissioner to investigate business; free access required; compelling attendance of witnesses; fees.

NRS 657.220 - Definitions.

NRS 657.230 - "Designated reporter" defined.

NRS 657.240 - "Exploitation" defined.

NRS 657.250 - "Older person" defined.

NRS 657.260 - Reasonable cause to believe" defined.

NRS 657.270 - "Vulnerable person" defined.

NRS 657.280 - Training; reporting to designated reporter.

NRS 657.290 - Designated reporter: Designation; duty to report; immunity.