South Carolina Code 37-2-104. “Consumer credit sale” defined
(a) credit is granted by a person who regularly engages as a seller in credit transactions of the same kind;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 37-2-104
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
(b) the buyer is a person other than an organization;
(c) the goods, services, or interest in land are purchased primarily for a personal, family or household purpose;
(d) either the debt is payable in installments or a credit service charge is made; and
(e) with respect to a sale of goods or services, the amount financed does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars.
(2) Unless the sale is made subject to this title by agreement (§ 37-2-601), "consumer credit sale" does not include:
(a) a sale in which a seller allows the buyer to purchase goods or services pursuant to a lender credit card or similar arrangement, or
(b) a sale of an interest in land if the debt is secured by a first lien or equivalent security interest in real estate.
Credit sales excluded from the definition of a consumer credit sale pursuant to this subsection are subject to the following provisions of this title: civil liability for violation of disclosure (§ 37-5-203) and voluntary complaint resolution (§ 37-6-117); and in credit sales excluded pursuant to item (b) limitations on selection of a closing attorney and insurance agent (§ 37-10-102(a)) and notice of assumption rights (§ 37-10-102(c)).
(3) In the case of a consumer credit sale pursuant to a seller credit card the person engaged in making such credit sale is the card issuer and not another person honoring such credit card.