17:3B-46. Provisions of act may apply to any revolving credit plans

18. a. A bank may apply the provisions of this act to any of its revolving credit plans.

b. A bank may apply this act to a revolving credit plan entered into prior to the effective date of this act and the act shall govern any limitations on fees and charges assessed under that plan, both before and after the effective date of this act.

c. The Department of Banking and Insurance may request information from any bank which applies this act to a revolving credit plan on the bank's interest rates, fees and charges which are imposed by the bank with respect to its revolving credit plan. A bank shall provide the department with the information requested within 30 days of receipt of the request. The department shall make the information received pursuant to this subsection c. generally available to residents of the State and any newspapers of general circulation in this State.

d. (1) Any bank which is requested to provide the Department of Banking and Insurance with information pursuant to subsection c. of this section and fails to provide the information to the department within the time period required shall not be precluded from applying this act to its revolving credit plans, but shall be subject to a penalty of up to $25,000 for each revolving credit plan to which this act is applied, which shall be paid to the department within a month of verification by the department that the bank is subject to the provisions of subsection c. of this section.

(2) Any bank which knowingly and with reckless disregard for the truth misstates in the information provided the department, its interest rates, fees or charges shall be assessed by and pay to the department a penalty of not more than $25,000 for each misstatement.

L.1996,c.137,s.18.