Michigan Laws 451.422 – Budget analysis
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 451.422
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Debt management: means the planning and management of the financial affairs of a debtor and the receipt of money from the debtor for distribution to 1 or more of the debtor's creditors in payment or partial payment of the debtor's obligations. See Michigan Laws 451.412
- Debtor: means a person from which money is collected for the benefit of a creditor of the debtor. See Michigan Laws 451.412
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- Licensee: means a person that is licensed, or is required to be licensed, under this act to perform debt management services and is located inside or outside the boundaries of this state. See Michigan Laws 451.412
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
(1) A licensee may enter into a contract or agreement to provide debt management services to a debtor only if the licensee has conducted a written and thorough budget analysis of the debtor and made a determination, based on the analysis of the information provided by the debtor or otherwise available to the licensee, that a debt management plan is a suitable solution for the debtor and that the debtor will be able to meet the payment obligations under the plan. If the licensee determines that a plan is suitable for a debtor whose current monthly expense and debt payments exceed the debtor’s net income, the licensee must establish a written plan outlining how the debtor will meet the payment obligations under the plan before entering into a contract or agreement to provide debt management services to the debtor.
(2) A budget analysis described in subsection (1) shall contain all of the following information about the debtor:
(a) Name and address.
(b) Number of dependents.
(c) Amount of all employment compensation, payments from government programs, child support and alimony payments, and other income and the debtor’s net monthly income. Except as provided in this subdivision, a debtor is only required to provide information to a licensee about the amount of his or her income and is not required to provide any information about the source of that income.
(d) Monthly home mortgage or rental payment, if any. If the home mortgage payment does not include an escrow for real estate taxes, the budget analysis shall contain an estimate of the annual amount of the real estate taxes on the property, if the amount is available from the debtor or public source.
(e) Type and amount of all of the debtor’s obligations included in the debt management plan, including, but not limited to, a description of and amount owed for any outstanding garnishments and judgments, and the type and amount of the debtor’s obligations that are known to the debtor and are not included in the debt management plan.
(f) Amount of household expenses, including, but not limited to, expenses for food, utilities, vehicles, insurance, and other living expenses.
(g) A list of the creditors to which payments will be made under the plan.