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§ 12-610.1. Refinancing consumer goods agreement

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCommercial Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Commercial Law
Title 12. Credit Regulations
Subtitle 6. Retail Installment Sales (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Installment Sales
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 12-610.1
§ 12-610.1. Refinancing consumer goods agreement
Currentness
Any agreement made before July 1, 1982, which is refinanced at a higher rate allowed by § 12-609(f) or § 12-610(3) of this subtitle must comply with the following requirements:
(1) The holder must give the following disclosures in writing to the buyer prior to the execution by the buyer of the new agreement:
If you do agree to consolidate your existing obligation, you will be paying an annual percentage rate of . . . .% on the existing net balance of $. . . . . ., instead of the rate of . . . . .% which you are now paying.
Schedule of Monthly Payments
Separate Purchase Agreements
Consolidated Purchase Agreement
$.... per month for
$.... per month for
the next .... months
the next .... months
then
$.... per month for
.... months after that
Total of Payments
Separate Agreements
Consolidated Agreement
$.... total of
$.... total of payments
payments for your
for your consolidated
existing purchases
purchases
.... total of payments
for your new purchases
(2) The holder must allow the buyer the choice of repaying his existing purchase balance at the originally agreed upon rate and obtaining any additional extension of credit as a separate agreement, notwithstanding any law which limits the holder's ability to have more than 1 agreement with the same buyer;
(3) An existing balance may be refinanced only upon the buyer's request;
(4) The holder must refund or credit to the buyer's account any unearned finance charge and any returned insurance premiums upon the cancellation of insurance sold in connection with the purchases;
(5) The holder must allow the buyer the right to cancel the consolidated purchase agreement within 3 business days and to elect the separate account option pursuant to subsection (2). The holder shall provide to the buyer conspicuous notice of the provisions of this subsection; and
(6) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the receipt of goods or services by the buyer at the time the consolidated purchase agreement is made.

Credits

Added by Acts 1982, c. 753, § 1, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1992, c. 22, § 1.
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 12-610.1, MD COML § 12-610.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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