DFI-Bkg 3.08(3)(b)(b) Method of calculating refund. The bank shall calculate the amount of a refund using a method at least as favorable to the customer as the actuarial method.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(4)(4)Method of payment of fees. Except as provided in sub. (2) (c) 2., a bank may offer a customer the option of paying the fee for a contract in a single payment, provided the bank also offers the customer a bona fide option of paying the fee for that contract in monthly or other periodic payments. If the bank offers the customer the option to finance the single payment by adding it to the amount the customer is borrowing, the bank shall also disclose to the customer, in accordance with sub. (5), whether and, if so, the time period during which, the customer may cancel the agreement and receive a refund.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(5)Disclosures.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(a)(a) Content of short form of disclosures. The short form of disclosures required by this section shall include information relating to any of the following that is appropriate to the product offered:
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(a)1.1. That the product is optional.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(a)2.2. Lump sum payment of fee.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(a)3.3. Lump sum payment of fee with no refund.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(a)4.4. Refund of fee paid in lump sum.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(a)5.5. Any additional disclosures.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(a)6.6. Eligibility requirements, conditions and exclusions.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(b)(b) Content of long form disclosures. The long form of disclosures required by this section shall include information relating to any of the following that is appropriate to the product offered:
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(b)1.1. That the product is optional.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(b)2.2. An explanation of debt suspension agreement.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(b)3.3. The amount of fee.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(b)4.4. Lump sum payment of fee.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(b)5.5. Lump sum payment of fee with no refund.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(b)6.6. Refund of fee paid in lump sum.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(b)7.7. Use of card or credit line restricted.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(b)8.8. Termination of product.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(b)9.9. Eligibility requirements, conditions and exclusions.
DFI-Bkg 3.08 NoteNote: Copies of the short and long form, and instructions for using them may be obtained by writing to the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banking, P.O. Box 7876, Madison, WI 53707-7876 or by downloading it from the department’s website, www.wdfi.org. Short form disclosures made in a form that is substantially similar to the disclosures available from the department will satisfy the short form disclosure requirement of this section. Long form disclosures made in a form that is substantially similar to the disclosures available from the department will satisfy the long form disclosure requirements of this section.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(c)(c) Disclosure requirement, and timing and method of disclosures.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(c)1.1. The bank shall make the short form disclosures orally at the time the bank first solicits the purchase of a contract.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(c)2.2. The bank shall make the long form disclosures in writing before the customer completes the purchase of the contract. If the initial solicitation occurs in person, the bank shall provide the long form disclosures in writing at that time.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(d)(d) Form of disclosures.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(d)1.1. The disclosures required by this section shall be conspicuous, simple, direct, readily understandable, and designed to call attention to the nature and significance of the information provided.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(d)2.2. The disclosures required by this section shall be in a meaningful form.
DFI-Bkg 3.08 NoteNote: The following are examples of means that call attention to the nature and significance of the information provided in the disclosure: a plain language heading to call attention to the disclosures; typeface and type size that are easy to read; wide margins and ample line spacing; boldface or italics for key words; and distinctive type style, and graphic devices, such as shading or sidebars, when the disclosures are combined with other information.
DFI-Bkg 3.08(5)(e)(e) Advertisements and other promotional material for debt cancellation contracts and debt suspension agreements. The short form disclosures are required in advertisements and promotional material for contracts unless the advertisements and promotional materials are of a general nature describing or listing the services or products offered by the bank.