Sec. 109. "Credit service charge" means the sum of:
(1) all charges payable directly or indirectly by the buyer and imposed directly or indirectly by the seller as an incident to the extension of credit, including any of the following types of charges which are applicable: time price differential, service, carrying or other charge, however denominated, premium or other charge for any guarantee or insurance protecting the seller against the buyer's default or other credit loss; and
(2) charges incurred for investigating the collateral or credit-worthiness of the buyer.
The term does not include charges as a result of default, additional charges (IC 24-4.5-2-202), delinquency charges (IC 24-4.5-2-203.5), or deferral charges (IC 24-4.5-2-204). The term does not include charges paid or payable to a third party that are not required by the seller as a condition or incident to the extension of credit except for borrower paid mortgage broker fees, including fees paid directly to the broker or the seller (for delivery to the broker), whether the fees are paid in cash or financed. However, borrower paid mortgage broker fees do not include fees paid to a mortgage broker by a creditor, including yield spread premiums and service release fees.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.3. As amended by P.L.247-1983, SEC.4; P.L.14-1992, SEC.13; P.L.2-1995, SEC.90; P.L.172-1997, SEC.3.