Company: FCFS
Filing Date: 2025-02-03
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000840489-25-000032
Chunk: 76

Company: FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-03
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 76
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, requiring the Company to obtain the appropriate authorization from the consumer to enter into such transactions. The EFTA imposes certain disclosure and practice restriction requirements upon the Company and also grants certain rights to consumers.

MLA — The MLA requires the provision of certain disclosures at certain times and restricts, among other things, the interest rate and other terms that can be offered to active military personnel and their dependents on most types of consumer credit. The MLA caps the interest rate that may be offered to a covered borrower to a 36% military annual percentage rate (“MAPR”), which includes certain fees such as application fees, participation fees and fees for add-on products. The MLA also requires certain disclosures and prohibits certain terms, such as mandatory arbitration, if a dispute arises concerning the consumer credit product. The MLA covers overdraft lines of credit, pawn loans, RISAs, bank installment loans, and certain vehicle-secured and unsecured credit products, and restricts the Company’s ability to offer its products to military personnel and their dependents to the extent any such products have a MAPR greater than 36%. Failure to comply with the MLA may limit the Company’s ability to collect principal, interest, and fees from borrowers and may result in civil and criminal liability that could harm its business. Compliance with the MLA is complex, increases compliance risks and related costs and limits the potential customer base of the Company. The Company was named as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by the CFPB alleging violations of the MLA as discussed elsewhere herein.

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”) — The SCRA and similar state laws apply to certain transactions between the Company and servicemembers called to active duty in the United States military as defined within the SCRA, and may include reservists and members of the National Guard. The SCRA limits the rate of interest, including certain fees, that a covered servicemember may be charged, as well as the actions, including limitations on the ability to maintain legal action and obtain default judgments, that can be taken while the consumer is a covered servicemember.

Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”) — TILA and its implementing regulation known as Regulation Z, require creditors to deliver disclosures to borrowers at certain points during the life cycle of a loan or RISA, including when publishing certain advertisements, at application, at account opening and at consummation. The requirements may vary based upon product type (e.g., open-end versus closed-end credit products), as well as the timing and nature of certain events (