(1) Written agreement. A debt management service provider may not perform debt management services for a consumer unless the consumer and the debt management service provider first have executed a written agreement with regard to the debt management services to be provided. A copy of the completed agreement must be given to the consumer.
(2) Required provisions. Each agreement between a consumer and a debt management service provider must be dated and signed by the consumer and must include the following:
(a) The name and address of the consumer and the debt management service provider;
(b) A full description of the services to be performed for the consumer, any fees to be charged to the consumer for those services and any contributions, fees or charges the consumer has agreed to make or pay to the debt management service provider;
(c) Disclosure of the existence of the surety bond on file with the commissioner under Section 81-22-7 and a notice that the consumer may contact the Department of Banking and Consumer Finance at P.O. Box 23729, Jackson, MS 39225-3729 or 1-800-844-2499 with any questions or complaints regarding the debt management service provider;
(d) The identification of the federally insured institution where funds remitted by a consumer for payment to one or more creditors will be held;
(e) The right of a party to cancel the agreement by providing a written notice of cancellation to the other party;
(f) A complete list of the consumer’s obligations that are subject to the agreement and the names and addresses of the creditors holding those obligations;
(g) A full description and schedule of the periodic amounts to be remitted to the debt management service provider for payment to the consumer’s creditor or creditors and the amounts to be remitted to each creditor;
(h) A notice to the consumer that by executing the agreement the consumer authorizes the federally insured institution to disclose financial records relating to the escrow account in which the consumer’s funds are held under Section 81-22-9 to the commissioner during the course of any examination of the debt management service provider by the commissioner; and
(i) The following notice:
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