Mortgage Lender and Broker Act; authorizes SCC to request Attorney General to investigate violation. (HB2262)
Introduced By
Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City) with support from co-patron Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal)
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Description
Mortgage Lender and Broker Act. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission to request the Attorney General to investigate violations of prohibited practices under the Mortgage Lender and Broker Act. The measure also provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to preclude any person who suffers loss as a result of a violation of the prohibited practices from maintaining an action to recover damages or restitution. Finally, the measure deletes the existing exemption for mortgage lenders from the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Amends § 59.1-199 (“Exclusions.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

