Refinancing.

1. Law
2. Oklahoma Statutes
3. Consumer Credit Code
4. Refinancing.

(1) Except as rules adopted by the Administrator not inconsistent with the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act may otherwise prescribe, if the seller refinances an existing balance owing with respect to a consumer credit sale, refinancing or consolidation pursuant to the provisions on refinancing (Section 2-205) or consolidates an existing balance owing from a previous consumer credit sale, refinancing, or consolidation with the amount financed from a subsequent consumer credit sale, refinancing, or consolidation so as to satisfy any existing balance and replace it with a new obligation undertaken by the same buyer, the seller shall make disclosure with respect to the new transaction to the buyer of the information and in the manner required by this part.

(2) A refinancing does not include:

• (a)a renewal of a single payment obligation with no change in the original terms;
• (b)a reduction in the annual percentage rate with a corresponding change in the payment schedule;
• (c)an agreement involving a court proceeding;
• (d)a change in the payment schedule or a change in collateral requirements as a result of the buyer's default or delinquency, unless the rate is increased or the new amount financed exceeds the unpaid balance plus earned finance charge and premiums for continuation of consumer credit insurance or insurance against loss of or damage to property or against liability arising out of the ownership or use of property; or
• (e)the renewal of optional insurance purchased by the buyer and added to an existing transaction if disclosures relating to the initial purchase were provided in accordance with law.

Added by Laws 1969, c. 352, § 2-307, eff. July 1, 1969. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 335, § 18, operative Oct. 1, 1982.

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