Illinois Code § 815 ILCS 137/80

Late payment fee.
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A lender shall not transfer, deal in, offer,
or make a high risk home loan that provides for a late payment fee, except
under
the following conditions:

 
 
(1) the late payment fee shall not be in excess of 4% 
 
of the amount of the payment past due;

 
 
(2) the late payment fee shall only be assessed for a 
 
payment past due for 15 days or more;

 
 
(3) the late payment fee shall not be imposed more 
 
than once with respect to a single late payment;

 
 
(4) a late payment fee that the lender has collected 
 
shall be reimbursed if the borrower presents proof of having made a timely payment; and

 
 
(5) a lender shall treat each payment as posted on 
 
the same business day as it was received by the lender, servicer, or lender's agent or at the address provided to the borrower by the lender, servicer, or lender's agent for making payments.

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of the amount of the payment past due;
payment past due for 15 days or more;
than once with respect to a single late payment;
shall be reimbursed if the borrower presents proof of having made a timely payment; and
the same business day as it was received by the lender, servicer, or lender's agent or at the address provided to the borrower by the lender, servicer, or lender's agent for making payments.

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