This text of Connecticut § 36a-847a (Federal student loan servicer registration required. Fees. Service of process and communication with commissioner. Civil penalty.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Connecticut primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
(a)Except as provided in section 36a-847b, no person shall act as a federal student loan servicer, directly or indirectly, unless such person has registered as a federal student loan servicer on the system, pursuant to section 36a-24b, in the form prescribed by the commissioner.
(b)Each registrant shall pay to the system any required fees or charges and a registration fee of nine hundred dollars. Each registration shall be effective on the date the registration is filed to the system and shall remain in force and effect until the registration has been surrendered, revoked or suspended or has expired in accordance with the provisions of this section. Each registration shall expire at the close of business on December thirty-first of the year in which the registration is filed, unless such
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
(a) Except as provided in section 36a-847b, no person shall act as a federal student loan servicer, directly or indirectly, unless such person has registered as a federal student loan servicer on the system, pursuant to section 36a-24b, in the form prescribed by the commissioner. (b) Each registrant shall pay to the system any required fees or charges and a registration fee of nine hundred dollars. Each registration shall be effective on the date the registration is filed to the system and shall remain in force and effect until the registration has been surrendered, revoked or suspended or has expired in accordance with the provisions of this section. Each registration shall expire at the close of business on December thirty-first of the year in which the registration is filed, unless such registration is renewed, except that any such registration filed on or after November first shall expire at the close of business on December thirty-first of the year following the year in which it is filed. Any request to renew a registration shall be filed on the system between November first and December thirty-first of the year in which the registration expires and shall be accompanied by payment of any required fees or charges and a renewal fee of nine hundred dollars. (c) (1) Each registrant shall appoint an agent to accept service of process in this state on behalf of the registrant. Service of process made upon such agent shall be deemed service of process upon the registrant. If such agent cannot with reasonable diligence be found, or if the registrant has failed to appoint an agent as required by this subdivision, service of process may be made upon a control person of the registrant, as the agent of the registrant. (2) Each registrant shall designate an individual to represent the registrant in communications with the commissioner and provide contact information for such individual to the commissioner at the time of registration. The registrant shall notify the commissioner of any change of such individual or information not later than ten days after the change. (d) Each registrant shall notify the commissioner in writing of the expiration, revocation or termination of any contract awarded by the United States Department of Education pursuant to 20 USC 1087f, as amended from time to time, pursuant to which such registrant performs student loan servicing activities, not later than seven days after such expiration, revocation or termination. Any registration based solely upon such contract shall be deemed expired upon the effective date of such expiration, revocation or termination by the United States Department of Education. (e) The commissioner may impose a civil penalty, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with section 36a-50 on any person that acts as a federal student loan servicer for thirty or more days in violation of this section.