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City of Arlington ? Credit Access Business Referral to Consumer Credit Counseling

Please read the information on this form. This information will enable you to become familiar with selected sections of the City of Arlington's Credit Access Business ordinance. Additionally, this form provides a listing of non-profit and government agencies in the area which provide FREE financial education classes, financial training programs, consumer credit assistance or cash assistance programs.

Credit Access Businesses (CABs) are required under Section 5.02 of the Credit Access Business ordinance to provide this informational form because you are seeking assistance in obtaining an extension of consumer credit today.

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CONSUMER CREDIT ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION

THIS FORM IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE AN ENDORSEMENT OF ANY PROGRAM OR ENTITY. THE AGENCIES AND NON-PROFITS LISTED BELOW PROVIDE FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, CONSUMER CREDIT ASSISTANCE OR CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

Catholic Charities 917 W Sanford St Arlington, TX 76012 817-289-0495 Main

Money Management International 1320 S University Dr. Suite 200 Fort Worth, TX 76107 (866) 336-0624 Toll Free

Center for Transforming Lives Financial Empowerment Services

512 W. 4th Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 817-546-5542 financialempowerment-services

Consumer Credit Counseling Service 4025 Woodland Park Blvd Suite 240 Park Springs Place Arlington, TX 76013 (800) 249-2227 Toll Free 817-461-2227 Site Phone

Family Pathfinders of Tarrant County, Inc. 2601 Clover Lane Fort Worth, TX 76107 Phone: 817-731-1173 Website:

Federal Trade Commission ? Bureau of Consumer Protection

about-ftc/bureaus-offices/bureauconsumer-protection

National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)



NID Housing Counseling Agency 6737 Brentwood Stair Rd., Ste. #112 Fort Worth, TX 76112 Phone: 817-507-0670 Website:

Tarrant County Housing Partnership Inc. 3204 Collinsworth St Fort Worth, TX 76107 (888) 995-4673 /HOPE Counseling hotline 817- 924-5091 Main 817-924-7619 Fax

Texas Office of the Consumer Credit Commissioner

2601 North Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas 78705 Consumer Helpline 800-538-1579 occc.state.tx.us

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

portal.hudportal/HUD?src=/program_ offices/housing

City of Arlington ordinance (city laws) requires referral to consumer credit counseling. That section of the City's ordinance is printed below. Groups that provide this assistance are printed on the other side of this page.

Section 5.02 Referral to Consumer Credit Counseling

A credit access business shall provide a form, to be prescribed by the Director, to each consumer seeking assistance in obtaining an extension of consumer credit which references non-profit agencies that provide financial education and training programs and agencies with cash assistance programs. The form will also contain information regarding extensions of consumer credit, and must include the information required by Section 4.01(a), as amended, specific to the loan agreement with the consumer. If the Director has prescribed a form in English, Vietnamese or Spanish, the form must be provided in the consumer's choice of English, Vietnamese or Spanish. (Adopt Ord 15-063, 11/17/15)

City of Arlington ordinance (city laws) also imposes restrictions on extensions of consumer credit made by credit access businesses. Those sections of the City's ordinance can be found below.

Section 4.02 Restriction on Extension of Consumer Credit

A. The cash advanced under an extension of consumer credit that a credit access business obtains for a consumer or assists a consumer in obtaining in the form of a deferred presentment transaction may not exceed 20 percent of the consumer's gross monthly income.

B. The cash advanced under an extension of consumer credit that a credit access business obtains for a consumer or assists a consumer in obtaining in the form of a motor vehicle title loan may not exceed the lesser of: 1. Three percent of the consumer's gross annual income; or 2. 70 percent of the retail value of the motor vehicle.

C. A credit access business shall use a paycheck or other documentation establishing income to determine a consumer's income.

D. An extension of consumer credit that a credit access business obtains for a consumer or assists a consumer in obtaining and that provides for repayment in installments may not be payable in more than four installments. Proceeds from each installment must be used to repay at least 25 percent of the principal amount of the extension of consumer credit. An extension of consumer credit that provides for repayment in installments may not be refinanced or renewed.

E. An extension of consumer credit that a credit access business obtains for a consumer or assists a consumer in obtaining and that provides for a single lump sum repayment may not be refinanced or renewed more than three times. Proceeds from each refinancing or renewal must be used to repay at least 25 percent of the principal amount of the original extension of consumer credit.

F. For purposes of this section, an extension of consumer credit that is made to a consumer within seven days after a previous extension of consumer credit has been paid by the consumer will constitute a refinancing or renewal.

G. This section does not apply to extensions of consumer credit, deferred presentment transactions, motor vehicle title loans, and any other contracts or loans that occurred prior to the effective date of this Ordinance. (Adopt Ord 15-063, 11/17/15)

Ciudad de Arlington--Negocios que Ofrecen Cr?dito - Referir a Asesor?a de Cr?dito al Consumidor

Por favor lea la informaci?n de este formulario. Esta informaci?n le permitir? familiarizarse con secciones seleccionadas de la Ordenanza para Negocios que Ofrecen Cr?dito de la Municipalidad de Arlington. Adicionalmente, este formulario provee una lista de las agencias gubernamentales sin fines de lucro en el ?rea que proveen clases de educaci?n financiera, programas de capacitaci?n financiera, asesor?a de cr?dito al consumidor o programas de asistencia respecto al efectivo GRATUITOS.

Los Negocios que Ofrecen Cr?dito (CAB, por sus siglas en ingl?s) est?n obligados, bajo la Secci?n 5.02 de la Ordenanza para Negocios que Ofrecen Cr?dito a proveer este formulario informativo, ya que hoy usted est? buscando asistencia para obtener una extensi?n de su cr?dito de consumo.

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INFORMACI?N Y ASISTENCIA ACERCA DE LOS CR?DITOS DE CONSUMO

ESTE FORMULARIO S?LO TIENE OBJETIVOS INFORMATIVOS Y NO INTENTA APOYAR A NING?N PROGRAMA O ENTIDAD. LAS AGENCIAS Y ORGANISMOS SIN FINES DE LUCRO LISTADOS DEBAJO PROVEEN EDUCACI?N FINANCIERA Y PROGRAMAS DE CAPACITACI?N, ASISTENCIA RESPECTO A CR?DITOS DE CONSUMO O PROGRAMAS DE ASISTENCIA RESPECTO AL MANEJO DE EFECTIVO.

Catholic Charities 917 W Sanford St Arlington, TX 76012 817-289-0495 Principal

Money Management International 1320 S University Dr. Suite 200 Fort Worth, TX 76107 (866) 336-0624 N?mero gratuito

Center for Transforming Lives (Centro para transformar de vidas) Financial Empowerment Services Services (Servicios de Empoderamiento Financiero)

512 W. 4th Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 817-546-5542 financialempowerment-services

Consumer Credit Counseling Service (Servicio de Asesor?a de Cr?dito al Consumidor)

4025 Woodland Park Blvd Suite 240 Park Springs Place Arlington, TX 76013 (800) 249-2227 N?mero gratuito 817-461-2227 Tel?fono de la oficina

Family Pathfinders of Tarrant County, Inc. 2601 Clover Lane Fort Worth, TX 76107 Tel?fono: 817-731-1173 S?tio web:

Federal Trade Commission ? Bureau of Consumer Protection (Comisi?n Federal de Comercio - Oficina de Protecci?n al Consumidor)

about-ftc/bureaus-offices/bureauconsumer-protection

National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) (Fondo Nacional para la Educaci?n Financiera)



NID Housing Counseling Agency (Agencia de asesor?a de vivienda de NID)

6737 Brentwood Stair Rd., Ste. #112 Fort Worth, TX 76112 Tel?fono: 817-507-0670 Sitio web:

Tarrant County Housing Partnership Inc. 3204 Collinsworth St Fort Worth, TX 76107 (888) 995-4673 /HOPE l?nea directa de asesoramiento 817- 924-5091 Principal 817-924-7619 Fax

Texas Office of the Consumer Credit Commissioner

2601 North Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas 78705 Consumer Helpline 800-538-1579 occc.state.tx.us

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (Departamento de vivienda y desarrollo urbano de EE.UU.)

portal.hudportal/HUD?src=/program_ offices/housing

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