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Terms Used In Texas Finance Code 347.211

  • 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
  • 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

Any gain or advantage to a creditor or a creditor’s employee, officer, director, agent, general agent, affiliate, or associate from insurance under this chapter or the provision or sale of insurance is not an additional finance charge or an additional charge in connection with a credit transaction except as specifically provided by this chapter.