§14A-2-109. Definition: "Credit service charge".
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"Credit service charge" means a finance charge composed of the sum of
(1)all charges payable directly or indirectly by the buyer and imposed directly or indirectly by the seller as an incident to the extension of credit, including any of the following types of charges which are applicable: time price differential, service, carrying or other charge, however denominated, premium or other charge for any guarantee or insurance protecting the seller against the buyer's default or other credit loss; and
(2)charges incurred for investigating the collateral or credit worthiness of the buyer or for commissions or brokerage for obtaining the credit, irrespective of the person to whom the charges are paid or payable, unless the seller had no notice of the charges when the credit was granted. The term does not include charges as a result of default, additional charges (Section 2-202), delinquency charges (Section 2-203), deferral charges (Section 2-204), sellers points or charges of a type payable in a comparable cash transaction.
Added by Laws 1969, c. 352, § 2-109, eff. July 1, 1969. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 335, § 10, operative June 1, 1982.