9-A M.R.S. § 2-504
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9-A §2-504. Finance charge on refinancing
Official statutory text
With respect to a consumer credit transaction, except a consumer lease, the creditor by agreement with the consumer may refinance the unpaid balance and contract for and receive a finance charge based on the amount financed resulting from the refinancing at a rate not exceeding that permitted by the provisions on finance charge for consumer credit sales other than open-end credit, section 2‑201 , if a consumer credit sale is refinanced, or for consumer loans, section 2‑401 , if a consumer loan is refinanced. For the purpose of determining the finance charge permitted, the amount financed resulting from the refinancing is composed of the following: [PL 1989, c. 457, §2 (RPR); PL 1989, c. 600, Pt. B, §§7, 8 (AFF).]
1. An amount equal to: A. If the transaction was not precomputed, the total of the unpaid balance and the accrued charges, with the exception of any minimum charge, on the date of the refinancing; or [PL 1987, c. 129, §48 (NEW).] B. If the transaction was precomputed, the amount which the consumer would have been required to pay upon prepayment pursuant to the provision on rebate upon prepayment, section 2‑510 , on the date of refinancing, but for the purpose of computing this amount no minimum charge is permitted; and [PL 1987, c. 129, §48 (NEW).] [PL 1987, c. 129, §48 (RPR).]
2. Appropriate additional charges, section 2‑501 , payment of which is deferred. [PL 1987, c. 129, §48 (RPR).]
1. An amount equal to: A. If the transaction was not precomputed, the total of the unpaid balance and the accrued charges, with the exception of any minimum charge, on the date of the refinancing; or [PL 1987, c. 129, §48 (NEW).] B. If the transaction was precomputed, the amount which the consumer would have been required to pay upon prepayment pursuant to the provision on rebate upon prepayment, section 2‑510 , on the date of refinancing, but for the purpose of computing this amount no minimum charge is permitted; and [PL 1987, c. 129, §48 (NEW).] [PL 1987, c. 129, §48 (RPR).]
2. Appropriate additional charges, section 2‑501 , payment of which is deferred. [PL 1987, c. 129, §48 (RPR).]
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