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Prepayment rights for consumer loans and consumer credit card accounts are governed by [https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/stat/sbc-2004-c-2/latest/sbc-2004-c-2.html#sec74_smooth section 74] of the ''Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act'' and Regulations. (In addition, certain aspects of prepayment for bank loans are covered in the federal [http://canlii.ca/t/7vqm ''Bank Act''] and Regulations.) | Prepayment rights for consumer loans and consumer credit card accounts are governed by [https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/stat/sbc-2004-c-2/latest/sbc-2004-c-2.html#sec74_smooth section 74] of the ''Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act'' and Regulations. (In addition, certain aspects of prepayment for bank loans are covered in the federal [http://canlii.ca/t/7vqm ''Bank Act''] and Regulations.) | ||
Prepayment rights are rights for individual consumers only, not incorporated companies. The rights do not apply to individuals who enter into credit arrangements for business purposes. They do apply where there is a security agreement in addition to the borrower’s promise to pay. | Prepayment rights are rights for individual consumers only, not incorporated companies. The rights do not apply to individuals who enter into credit arrangements for business purposes. They do apply where there is a [[Security Agreements|security agreement]] in addition to the borrower’s promise to pay. | ||
There are two important aspects to [https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/stat/sbc-2004-c-2/latest/sbc-2004-c-2.html#sec74_smooth section 74] of the ''Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act''. The first is that consumers are given a statutory right to prepay any credit agreement to which the Act applies, except mortgages on land. Consumers can prepay some or all of a credit agreement. Under [https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/stat/sbc-2004-c-2/latest/sbc-2004-c-2.html#sec3_smooth section 3] of the Act, this statutory right to prepay cannot be waived by a borrower — it is a right, no matter what the credit contract says about prepayment. The creditor cannot charge for prepayment, whether full or partial. | There are two important aspects to [https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/stat/sbc-2004-c-2/latest/sbc-2004-c-2.html#sec74_smooth section 74] of the ''Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act''. The first is that consumers are given a statutory right to prepay any credit agreement to which the Act applies, except [[Mortgages and Foreclosure|mortgages on land]]. Consumers can prepay some or all of a credit agreement. Under [https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/stat/sbc-2004-c-2/latest/sbc-2004-c-2.html#sec3_smooth section 3] of the Act, this statutory right to prepay cannot be waived by a borrower — it is a right, no matter what the credit contract says about prepayment. The creditor cannot charge for prepayment, whether full or partial. | ||
The second important aspect to section 74 is that it regulates how much of the non-interest finance charges the creditor can require as part of accepting a prepayment. For full prepayment, the creditor must refund the prescribed portion of any non-interest finance charges paid by the borrower or added to the outstanding balance. | The second important aspect to section 74 is that it regulates how much of the non-interest finance charges the creditor can require as part of accepting a prepayment. For full prepayment, the creditor must refund the prescribed portion of any non-interest finance charges paid by the borrower or added to the outstanding balance. | ||