Massachusetts General Laws ch. 140D sec. 2 – Exempt transactions
Section 2. This chapter shall not apply to the following:
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 140D sec. 2
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(a) Credit transactions involving extensions of credit primarily for business, commercial, or agricultural purposes, or to government or governmental agencies or instrumentalities, or to organizations.
(b) Transactions in securities or commodities accounts with a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(c) Credit transactions, other than those in which a security interest is or will be acquired in real property, or in personal property used or expected to be used as the principal dwelling of the consumer, in which the total amount financed exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars.
(d) Transactions under public utility tariffs, if the commissioner determines that the public utilities commission regulates the charges for such public utility services involved, the charges for delayed payment, and any discount allowed for early payment.
(e) Loans made, insured, or guaranteed pursuant to a program authorized by 20 USC 1070, et seq. of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.