Sec. 307.
Subject to the provisions of section 301, the finance charge to be included in a consolidated time balance shall be determined by applying a finance charge at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate specified in that section to either:
(a) The total of the principal amount financed under the subsequent sale and the unpaid balance of any previous contract determined by deducting from the unpaid time balance thereof as of the date the finance charge is to accrue on the subsequent sale, any then unearned finance charge in an amount not less than the refund credit provided for in section 303 computed without the allowance of any minimum earned finance charge, for the period from the date the finance charge is to accrue on the subsequent sale to and including the date when the final installment of such consolidated time balance is payable; or
(b) The principal amount financed under the subsequent sale for the period from the date the finance charge is to accrue thereon to and including the date when the final installment of such consolidated time balance is payable and, if the due date of the final installment of such consolidated time balance is later than the due date of the final installment of any previous contract included in the consolidated time balance, on the unpaid time balance of such previous contract as of the date the finance charge is to accrue on the subsequent sale for the period from the date when the final installment on the previous contract would have been payable to the date when the final installment of such consolidated time balance is payable.
History: 1965, Act 332, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce
Act 332 of 1965 - Home Improvement Finance Act (445.1101 - 445.1431)
332-1965-3 - Part 3 (445.1301...445.1309)
Section 445.1301 - Finance Charges.
Section 445.1302 - Division of Transaction Prohibited.
Section 445.1303 - Payment of Contract in Full Before Maturity; Refund Credit.
Section 445.1304 - Scheduled Payments; Extension of Due Date; Deferral Charge.
Section 445.1306 - Add-on Sales; Optional Contract Provisions; Finance Charges, Insurance.
Section 445.1307 - Finance Charge; Computation, Maximum Sale.
Section 445.1308 - Subsequent Sale; Memorandum, Contents.
Section 445.1309 - Optional Method of Computing Finance Charge.