13-21-2 - Definitions -- Exemptions. - Utah Statutes

13-21-2. Definitions -- Exemptions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Buyer" means an individual who is solicited to purchase or who purchases theservices of a credit services organization.
(2) "Credit reporting agency" means a person who, for a monetary fee, dues, or on acooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling orevaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose offurnishing consumer reports to third persons.
(3) (a) "Credit services organization" means a person who represents that the person oran employee is a debt professional or credit counselor, or, with respect to the extension of creditby others, sells, provides, or performs, or represents that the person can or will sell, provide, orperform, in return for the payment of money or other valuable consideration any of the followingservices:
(i) improving a buyer's credit record, history, or rating;
(ii) providing advice, assistance, instruction, or instructional materials to a buyer withregard to Subsection (3)(a)(i); or
(iii) debt reduction or debt management plans.
(b) "Credit services organization" does not include:
(i) a person authorized to make loans or extensions of credit under the laws of this stateor the United States who is subject to regulation and supervision by this state or the United Statesand who derives at least 35% of the person's income from making loans and extensions of credit;
(ii) a depository institution:
(A) as defined in Section 7-1-103; or
(B) that is regulated or supervised by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or theNational Credit Union Administration;
(iii) a person licensed as a real estate broker by this state if the person is acting within thecourse and scope of that license;
(iv) a person licensed to practice law in this state if:
(A) the person renders the services described in Subsection (3)(a) within the course andscope of the person's practice as an attorney; and
(B) the services described in Subsection (3)(a) are incidental to the person's practice asan attorney;
(v) a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or theCommodity Futures Trading Commission if the broker-dealer is acting within the course andscope of that regulation;
(vi) a credit reporting agency if the services described in Subsection (3)(a) are incidentalto the credit reporting agency's services; or
(vii) a person who provides debt-management services and is required to be registeredunder Title 13, Chapter 42, Uniform Debt-Management Services Act.
(4) "Extension of credit" means the right to defer payment of debt or to incur debt anddefer its payment, offered or granted primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.

Amended by Chapter 250, 2008 General Session