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Can a bank require a deposit account as a condition of approving a consumer loan request?

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Can a bank require a deposit account as a condition of approving a consumer loan request?
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Yes, but you can't require repayment from a deposit account as a condition of the loan.

The Commentary to Section 205.10(e)(1) states:

Loan payments. Creditors may not require repayment of loans by electronic means on a preauthorized, recurring basis. A creditor may offer a program with a reduced annual percentage rate or other cost-related incentive for an automatic repayment feature, provided the program with the automatic payment feature is not the only loan program offered by the creditor for the type of credit involved.

First published on BankersOnline.com 09/16/02

First published on 09/16/2002

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