70C-8-201.    Applicability.      (1)  Except as provided in Subsection (2), this part applies to:
      (a)  a creditor that is subject to this title; and
      (b)  a party who:
      (i)  has an office or place of business in this state; and
      (ii)  takes an assignment of or undertakes direct collection of a payment from orenforcement of a right against a debtor arising from a consumer credit transaction.
      (2)  Except where otherwise indicated, the following are exempt from this part:
      (a)  a depository institution as defined in Section 
7-1-103 that is federally insured; and
      (b)  a wholly owned subsidiary of a depository institution described in Subsection (2)(a).
Amended by Chapter 72, 2009 General Session