Colorado § 5-2-207 - Prepaid finance charge.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 5-2-207 — Prepaid finance charge., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-2-207. Prepaid finance charge.
(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, a creditor may contract for the payment by the consumer of a prepaid finance charge; except that the total finance charge contracted for and received by the creditor shall not exceed that permitted for consumer credit transactions.
(2) With respect to a refinancing pursuant to section 5-2-205 or consolidation pursuant to section 5-2-206 of a previous consumer credit transaction for which a prepaid finance charge was imposed, if said refinancing or consolidation is consummated within one year after the previous transaction, a new prepaid finance charge may be imposed:
(a) Only on that portion of the aggregate amount financed resulting from the refinancing or consolidation that exceeds the unpaid balance of the previous transaction determined in accordance with the provisions of section 5-2-205 or section 5-2-206, whichever is appropriate; or
(b) On the aggregate amount financed resulting from the refinancing or consolidation; except that any unearned portion of the prepaid finance charge imposed in connection with the previous transaction shall be rebated to the consumer in accordance with the actuarial method as defined in section 5-1-301 and applicable rules adopted by the administrator.
Source: L. 2000: Entire article R&RE, p. 1201, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 5-3-206.5, as it existed prior to 2000.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-2-207 ("Prepaid finance charge.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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