Indiana § 37-2-3-8 - Credit service charge on refinancing
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 37-2-3-8 — Credit service charge on refinancing, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-2-3-8. Credit service charge on refinancing
Sec. 8. With respect to a consumer credit sale, refinancing, or consolidation, the seller may by agreement with the buyer refinance the unpaid balance and may contract for and receive a credit service charge based on the amount financed resulting from the refinancing at a rate not exceeding that permitted by the provisions on credit service charge for consumer credit sales under section 4 of this chapter. For the purpose of determining the credit service charge permitted, the amount financed resulting from the refinancing comprises the following:
(1) If:
(A) the transaction was not precomputed, the total of the unpaid balance and accrued charges on the date of refinancing; or
(B) the transaction was precomputed, in the case of a transaction entered into before July 1, 2020, the amount which the buyer would have been required to pay upon prepayment pursuant to the provisions on rebate upon prepayment (section 12 of this chapter) on the date of refinancing.
(2) Appropriate additional charges under section 5 of this chapter, payment of which is deferred.
[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 24-4.5-2-205.]
As added by P.L.115-2026, SEC.97.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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