Connecticut General Statutes 36a-864 – (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2024.) Disclosures required if recipient required to pay off existing commercial financing as condition
If as a condition of obtaining commercial financing the provider requires the recipient to pay off the balance of existing commercial financing from the same provider, the provider shall disclose to the recipient:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36a-864
- Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. Source: OCC
(1) The amount of the new commercial financing used to pay off the portion of the existing commercial financing that consists of prepayment charges required to be paid and any unpaid interest expense that was not forgiven at the time of renewal. For financing for which the total repayment amount is calculated as a fixed amount, the prepayment charge is equal to the original finance charge multiplied by the amount of the renewal used to pay off existing financing as a percentage of the total repayment amount, minus any portion of the total repayment amount forgiven by the provider at the time of prepayment.
(2) If the disbursement amount will be reduced to pay down any unpaid portion of the outstanding balance, the actual dollar amount by which such disbursement amount will be reduced.