Texas Finance Code 347.257 – Agreement to Include Taxes in Credit Transaction
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(a) A consumer and creditor may agree to:
(1) have the creditor pay taxes, and interest or other charges, assessed by a taxing authority against a manufactured home after the date of the credit document; and
(2) include the amount paid by the creditor in the unpaid balance of the credit transaction.
(b) Interest on the amounts added to the unpaid balance under this section accrues at the interest rate or time price differential applicable to the credit transaction.
Terms Used In Texas Finance Code 347.257
- Consumer: means a person to whom credit is extended in a credit transaction. See Texas Finance Code 347.002
- Credit document: means a written instrument evidencing a credit transaction and includes all written agreements between each consumer and creditor that relate to that 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 - Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
- Manufactured home: has the meaning assigned by § 1201. See Texas Finance Code 347.002