Texas Finance Code 347.209 – Creditor’s Duty If Insurance Is Canceled, Adjusted, or Terminated
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(a) If insurance for which a charge is included in a credit transaction is canceled, adjusted, or terminated, the creditor shall:
(1) credit to the final maturing installments of the credit transaction the amount of the refund received by the creditor for unearned insurance premiums; and
(2) if the amount to be credited under Subdivision (1) is more than the unpaid balance of the credit transaction, refund to the consumer the difference between those amounts.
(b) A cash refund is not required under this section if the amount of the refund is less than $1.
Terms Used In Texas Finance Code 347.209
- Consumer: means a person to whom credit is extended in a credit transaction. See Texas Finance Code 347.002
- 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 § 347. See Texas Finance Code 347.002 - 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 § 1201. See Texas Finance Code 347.002