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Rule · ALBD · 1 Oct 1997

155-2-3-.05 Restricted Activities Under the Alabama Small Loan Act

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The Alabama regulatory authority issued Rule 155-2-3-.05 to restrict advertising practices for licensees under the Alabama Small Loan Act. The rule prohibits licensees from distributing materials resembling negotiable instruments or using unqualified superlatives like 'lowest rates' in their marketing. It further mandates that public communications may only identify the entity as a licensee under the Act without referencing other degrees of state supervision.

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155-2-3-.05 Restricted Activities - Small Loan Act

  1. No licensee shall advertise, display, or distribute mailing pieces which may be
    mistaken for any negotiable instrument whatsoever.

  2. No licensee shall employ unqualified superlatives in advertising, such as
    “lowest rates”, “lowest costs”, “lowest payment plan”, or “cheapest loans.”

  3. Advertisements, statements, display signs, solicitations to prospective
    customers, any communication made by or at the behest of a licensee intended as a public statement by said licensee, or any printed matter, including stationery imprinted with the name of the licensee, may identify that licensee as “a licensee under the Alabama Small Loan Act.” No other wording may be used with reference to any degree of state supervision of licensee’s business. Author: Scott Corscadden, General Counsel Statutory Authority: Code of Alabama 1975, §5-18-9, §5-18-12, §5-18-13 History: Effective October 1, 1997

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    “Statutory Authority: Code of Alabama 1975, §5-18-9, §5-18-12, §5-18-13”

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