(a) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this section, a consumer borrower may, with the consent of the credit grantor, refinance the entire outstanding and unpaid amount of a loan, and the credit grantor may charge and collect a refinancing charge in connection with any refinancing in an amount agreed to by the credit grantor and the borrower.
(b) For purposes of this section, “the entire outstanding and unpaid amount of a loan” is:
(1) If the interest and charges in respect of the loan were not precomputed, the total of the unpaid balance and the accrued and unpaid interest and charges on the date of refinancing; or
(2) If the interest and charges on the loan were precomputed, the total of the unpaid balance and the accrued and unpaid charges on the date of refinancing, less the amount which the credit grantor would have been required to refund or credit upon prepayment on the date of refinancing under § 12-1009 of this subtitle governing refunds upon prepayment.
(c) A credit grantor may not impose any refinancing charges on the refinancing of an installment loan more often than once during any 12-month period of the loan if the loan is:
(1) Made by the credit grantor;
(2) Secured by a secondary lien on residential real property; and
(3) Made to cure a default on the loan being refinanced where the default has been in existence for more than 30 days.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 10 - Credit Grantor Closed End Credit Provisions
Section 12-1002 - Authorized Extensions of Credit
Section 12-1003 - Interest; Balloon Payments
Section 12-1004 - Variation in Periodic Percentage Rate
Section 12-1005 - Additional Fees and Charges
Section 12-1006 - Deferral of Scheduled Payments; Deferral Charges; Insurance Premiums
Section 12-1007 - Insurance Generally
Section 12-1007.1 - Insurance Binders
Section 12-1008 - Charges for Default or Delinquency
Section 12-1011 - Attorney's Fees; Court and Other Collection Costs
Section 12-1012 - Permitted Transactions and Charges
Section 12-1013 - Applicability of Other Laws
Section 12-1013.1 - General Provisions
Section 12-1013.2 - Delivery of Agreement, Note, or Other Evidence of Loan
Section 12-1014 - General Provisions
Section 12-1016 - Complaint Procedure
Section 12-1017 - Criminal Penalties
Section 12-1018 - Civil Penalties
Section 12-1018.1 - Civil Penalties -- Exception
Section 12-1019 - Limitation of Actions
Section 12-1020 - Limitation on Credit Grantor's Liability
Section 12-1021 - Repossession
Section 12-1022 - Definitions; Financing Agreements
Section 12-1023 - Agreement or Other Evidence of Loan
Section 12-1024 - Requirements Upon Loan Repayment
Section 12-1025 - Written Statement Informing Consumer Borrower of Interest and Charges
Section 12-1026 - Escrow Account; Interest; Separability of Funds