These Terms and Conditions apply to and regulate the provision of credit facilities advanced by County Finance Limited (“lender”) to the Borrower herein. These Terms and Conditions, together with County Finance’s offer letter set out the terms governing this Loan Agreement.
1.INTEREST
The monthly interest rate for the Loan is ___%fixed for the term of this loan.
County Finance May in its sole discretion increase or decrease the prevailing Interest rate for any reasons with or without prior recourse to the Borrower.
Any change in interest rate will take effect on the Borrower’s account following a minimum of 7days’ written notice.
All charges will be capitalized into the interest calculation.
2.PAYMENT
All payments by the Borrower will be made by one of the following methods:
Direct Deposit into County Finance Account, Personal Cheque, Standing Order, or through an acceptable electronic channel. All other methods will be accepted with County Finance’s consent only.
The Borrower will be given a dedicated and customized repayment plan upon approval of the loan application;
The Borrower will be expected to make weekly/monthly repayments in accordance with the repayment plan; and
The Borrower hereby agrees that non-payment of the amount owed by the due date shall render the Borrower In default and entitles County Finance to take steps to recover the outstanding loan amount in accordance with section 5 below.
In cases where the Borrower makes a direct cash payment in advance of due date, County Finance reserves the right to destroy all cheques (Including post-dated) at the expiration of the loan or on payment of instalment by the Borrower.
Any refund made to the Borrower for duplicate payment may attract a refund processing fee ofN1000.
In the event of early liquidation of the Loan, the Borrower agrees to repay the full outstanding principal amount, as well as any due interest and a fixed liquidation fee,
3.CREDIT REFERENCE
County Finance or its duly authorized agents will utilize a dedicated Credit Agency for a credit report
on the Borrower In considering any application for credit.
The Borrower authorizes County Finance to access any information available to County Finance as provided by the Credit, Agency.
The Borrower also agrees that the Borrower’s details and the loan application decision may be registered with the Credit Agency.
4.NOTICES
The Borrower agrees that County Finance may communicate with them by sending notices, messages, alerts and statements In relation to this Agreement In the following manner:
To the most recent physical address County Finance holds for the Borrower on file
By delivery to any email address provided during the application process.
By delivery of an SMS to any mobile telephone number the Borrower has provided to County Finance.
5.EVENT OF DEFAULT
Default in terms of this Agreement will occur If:
The Borrower falls to make any scheduled repayment in full on or before the payment date in accordance with the monthly repayment plan given to the Borrower;
Any representation, warranty or assurance made or given by the Borrower in connection with the application for this loan or any information or documentation supplied by the Borrower is later discovered to be materially Incorrect; or
The Borrower does or omits to do anything which may prejudice County Finance’s rights in terms of this Agreement or causes County Finance to suffer any loss or damage.
5.2 In the event of any default by the Borrower
subject to clause 5.1 above —
County Finance shall apply a 1% default charge daily on overdue outstanding until account is made current.
County Finance reserves the right to notify the general public (including, but not limited to employer) in the event of default or non-repayment.
County Finance reserves the right to assign its right, title and Interest under the Agreement to an external Collections Agency who will take all reasonable steps to collect the outstanding loan amount.
County Finance also reserves the right to institute legal proceedings against the defaulting Borrower and is under no obligation to inform the Borrower before such proceedings commence.
The Borrower shall be responsible for all legal costs and expenses incurred by County Finance in attempting to obtain repayment of any outstanding loan balance owed by the Borrower. Interest on any amount which becomes due and payable shall be charged.
6. GENERAL
This Agreement represents the entire understanding between County Finance and the Borrower. No amendment shall be made unless same is agreed in writing by the parties.
The Borrower agrees that in the event this loan application is rejected by County Finance, application documents shall not be returned to the Borrower.
The Borrower agrees and undertakes that for the period of this Agreement, the Borrower will not close the Borrower’s specified bank account.
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
If County Finance does not strictly enforce Its rights under this Agreement (including its right to insist on the repayment of all sums due on the Repayment Due Date) or grant the Borrower an indulgence, County Finance will not be deemed to have lost those rights and will not be prevented from insisting upon its strict rights at a later date.
County Finance reserves the right to transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including its obligation to lend money to the Borrower or the amount owed under this Agreement) to another person. County Finance will only inform the Borrower if such a transfer causes the arrangements for the administration of this Agreement to change.
The Borrower authorizes and consents to all lawful access, use or disclosure of the Borrower’s particulars in the application by County Finance which may include but shall not be limited to purposes necessary to promote or sustain the business of County Finance; and the Borrower waives any claims the Borrower may have against County Finance arising from any such access, use or disclosure.
Applicants/Borrowers that submit fake or fraudulent documentation shall be reported to appropriate regulatory bodies including, but not limited to the Nigerian Police, for prosecution and/or any other penalties as the regulatory body deems fit.
The County Finance reserves the right to review, verify and screen all details, including but not limited to the loan amount applied for by the Borrower and the is not bound to grant the exact loan amount applied for by the Borrower.