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Texas Finance Code - FIN § 347.002. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this chapter:

(1) “Consumer” means a person to whom credit is extended in a credit transaction.  The term includes a comaker, endorser, guarantor, surety, or another person who is obligated to repay the extension of credit.

(2) “Credit document” means a written instrument evidencing a credit transaction and includes all written agreements between each consumer and creditor that relate to that transaction.

(3) “Credit transaction” means:

(A) any sale, loan, or other transaction involving a retail purchase of a manufactured home and under which a person in a written agreement, including a credit sales contract or loan instrument, grants to another person a purchase money lien on the manufactured home to secure an extension of credit that is:

(i) subject to a finance charge;  or

(ii) payable in more than four installments, not including a down payment;  and

(B) a lease or bailment described by Section 347.003.

(4) “Creditor” means a:

(A) person who extends credit or arranges for the extension of credit in a credit transaction;  or

(B) retailer or broker, as defined by Section 1201.003, Occupations Code, who participates in arranging for the extension of credit in a credit transaction.

(5) “Manufactured home” has the meaning assigned by Section 1201.003, Occupations Code.  The term includes furniture, appliances, drapes, carpets, wall coverings, and other items that are:

(A) attached to or contained in the structure;  and

(B) included in the cash price and sold with the structure.

(b) To the extent possible, a word or phrase used in this chapter, other than a term defined by this section, has the meaning assigned by the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1601 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments, as implemented by Regulation Z (12 C.F.R. Part 1026).

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