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Fla. Stat. § 687.143 (2025)

Loan brokers; investigations; cease and desist orders; administrative fines.

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687.143 Loan brokers; investigations; cease and desist orders; administrative fines.
(1) The office may investigate the actions of any person for compliance with this act.
(2) The office may order a loan broker to cease and desist whenever the office determines that the loan broker has violated or is violating or will violate any provision of this act, any rule of the commission, order of the office, or written agreement entered into with the office.
(3) The office may impose and collect an administrative fine against any person found to have violated any provision of this act, any rule of the commission, order of the office, or written agreement entered into with the office in any amount not to exceed $5,000 for each such violation. All fines collected hereunder shall be deposited in the Bureau of Financial Investigations Administrative Trust Fund.
History.s. 4, ch. 91-87; s. 3, ch. 97-60; s. 1875, ch. 2003-261.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Credicorp, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Banking & Fin., 659 So. 2d 376 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995).
Credicorp, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Banking & Fin., 659 So. 2d 376 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). · cites it 3× “Similarly, in its solicitations, Cred-icorp fails to mention that the Gold Card is actually a catalog card and cannot be used to purchase services or merchandise from other retailers.”
— 687.143(3) — 1 case
Credicorp, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Banking & Fin., 659 So. 2d 376 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). “Similarly, in its solicitations, Cred-icorp fails to mention that the Gold Card is actually a catalog card and cannot be used to purchase services or merchandise from other retailers.”
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