California Civil Code

§ 1802.10

CIV § 1802.10Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 4 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

“Finance charge” means the amount however denominated or expressed which the retail buyer contracts to pay or pays for the privilege of purchasing goods or services to be paid for by the buyer in installments. “Finance charge” does not include the amounts, if any, charged for insurance premiums, including premiums of the kind and to the extent described in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 226.4 of Regulation Z, delinquency charges, attorney’s fees, court costs, collection expenses, official fees, extension or deferral agreement charges as provided by Section 1807.1, or amounts for insurance, repairs to or preservation of the goods, or preservation of the holder’s security interest therein advanced by the holder subsequent to the execution of a contract.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 199, Sec. 1.