25A-31. Consolidation and refinancing.
(a) A seller and a buyer may agree at any time to refinance an existing consumer credit installment sale contract or to consolidate into a single debt repayable on a single schedule of payments, two or more consumer credit installment sale contracts.
(b) A refinancing or consolidation agreement must be in writing, dated and signed by the parties.
(c) The refinancing or consolidation agreement may provide for a finance charge which shall not exceed the rates provided in G.S. 25A-15, with the amount financed being the unpaid time balance of the contract or contracts refinanced or consolidated, less the rebate provided by G.S. 25A-32. In computing the rebate to be credited to the previous time balances for purposes of this section, no prepayment charge shall be imposed. (1971, c. 796, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 25A - Retail Installment Sales Act
§ 25A-2 - "Consumer credit sale" defined.
§ 25A-3 - "Payable in installments" defined.
§ 25A-7 - "Cash price" defined.
§ 25A-8 - "Finance charge" defined.
§ 25A-9 - "Amount financed" defined.
§ 25A-10 - "Official fees" defined.
§ 25A-11 - "Revolving charge account contract" defined.
§ 25A-12 - "Consumer credit installment sale contract" defined.
§ 25A-13 - "Consumer Credit Protection Act" defined.
§ 25A-14 - Finance charge rates and service charge for revolving charge account contracts.
§ 25A-15 - Finance charge rates for consumer credit installment sale contracts.
§ 25A-16 - Transfer of equity.
§ 25A-17 - Additional charges for insurance.
§ 25A-18 - Confession of judgment.
§ 25A-20 - Disclaimer of warranty.
§ 25A-22 - Receipts for payments; return of title documents upon full payment.
§ 25A-23 - Collateral taken by the seller.
§ 25A-24 - Identification of instruments of indebtedness.
§ 25A-25 - Preservation of consumers' claims and defenses.
§ 25A-26 - Substitution of collateral.
§ 25A-27 - Application of payments.
§ 25A-28 - Form of consumer credit installment sale contract.
§ 25A-31 - Consolidation and refinancing.
§ 25A-32 - Rebates on prepayment.
§ 25A-35 - Statement of account.
§ 25A-36 - Certificates of insurance and rebates.
§ 25A-38 - "Home-solicitation sale" defined.
§ 25A-39 - Buyer's right to cancel.
§ 25A-40 - Form of agreement or offer; statement of buyer's rights.
§ 25A-41 - Restoration of down payment; retention of goods.