HB343 Alabama 2017 Session

Under existing law, guaranteed asset protection waivers are not regulated. The term generally refers to an agreement or contract related to the financing of motor vehicles which protect the borrower for the balance due on a loan when the motor vehicle is totalled or stolen and the casualty insurance payment or other payments are not sufficient to cover the total loan balance

This bill would specifically authorize guaranteed asset protection waivers and regulate the transactions. The Superintendent of Banks would be granted authority to assess a civil penalty for violations

To specifically authorize and regulate guaranteed asset protection waivers related to motor vehicle loans; to define terms; to provide for enforcement and civil penalties by the Superintendent of Banks; and for this purpose to add Chapter 37 to Title 8, Code of Alabama 1975.