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Oklahoma’s deferred deposit regulations have been revoked in full, and its recent legislative record runs toward permitting more charges, not fewer.
Oklahoma Administrative Code Title 160, Chapter 70 — Deferred Deposit Lenders
The chapter of the Oklahoma Administrative Code governing deferred deposit lenders is now marked REVOKED throughout — every subchapter, including enforcement, investigative proceedings and the provision headed Circumvention prohibited.Oklahoma · Administrative codeOklahoma Administrative Code Title 160, Department of Consumer Credit, Chapter 70 — Deferred Deposit Lenders [REVOKED], including Subchapter 9 Enforcement [REVOKED] and Section 160:70-9-4 Circumvention prohibited [REVOKED]
Revocation of a chapter normally means a statutory framework was replaced rather than abandoned. We have not yet confirmed what replaced it, and we are not going to guess at rules people might rely on. Check with the Department of Consumer Credit.
The National Consumer Law Center recorded that the Oklahoma legislature amended its lending laws to permit an additional fee, three years after increasing the allowable per-month charges on small loans.
No single change was dramatic. That is what makes the pattern worth naming: each step small enough to pass without attention, and the cumulative direction unmistakable.
When comparing states, look at the direction as well as the current number.
The Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit regulates consumer lending in the state — non-commercial credit, small loans, instalment sales and usury — and licenses creditors. It is overseen by an eight-member Consumer Credit Commission.
Before borrowing, confirm the lender is licensed and ask which statute governs the product you are being offered. Given the revocation above, that question matters more here than in most states.
You can revoke authorisation and instruct your bank to stop the payment, whatever your agreement says.
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