You may not hold more than one check per small loan unless the loan is in an installment plan.
(1) If you have made multiple loans to a single borrower, you may not hold checks that total more than the lower of:
(a) Seven hundred dollars plus the allowable fees; or
(b) Thirty percent of the borrower's gross monthly income plus allowable fees.
(2) For purposes of this section, to "hold a check" does not include a check that has been deposited in your bank and subsequently returned unpaid by the borrower's bank.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
43.320.040,
31.45.200, and 2009 c 510. WSR 09-24-089, § 208-630-546, filed 12/1/09, effective 1/1/10.]