Code of Virginia § 6.2-2041. Fee.
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A. For providing debt settlement services, a licensee may charge or receive a fee totaling either
(i)no more than 20 percent of the principal amount of the debt enrolled by a consumer into the licensee's service or
(ii)no more than 30 percent of the difference between the amount owed by a consumer at the time the licensee settles the debt and the amount to be paid by the consumer to satisfy the debt.
B. If more than one debt is the subject of a debt settlement services agreement, the licensee may only charge or collect that proportion of the total fee allowable under clause
(i)of subsection A that equals the proportion of the aggregate debt the individual settled debt represents.
C. A licensee shall not charge or receive any other fee or compensation from a consumer for providing debt settlement services other than the fee provided for in this section.
2020, c. 785 .