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12 Pa.C.S. § 5705

Qualified financial program

A qualified financial program offered under section 5703(a)(2) (relating to savings promotion program) must include programs to encourage an eligible individual to do at least one of the following:

(1) Deposit or transfer money into a qualified account on a recurring or automatic basis.

(2) Refinance or consolidate existing debt to obtain a lower interest rate.

(3) Pay off or reduce outstanding balances to lower the eligible individual's total debt ratio or revolving debt ratio.

(4) Prepare a budget or a debt-reduction plan.

(5) Attend financial literacy seminars or counseling sessions sponsored by the eligible financial institution that are offered free of charge.

(6) Use free online financial education, budgeting or debt-reduction tools.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.