Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 63 - Goods and Services Installment Sales
Section 6329 - Add-on sales


(a) Add-on provisions.--A closed-end credit agreement that includes an add-on sales provision shall comply with the requirements of this chapter and may contain the following provisions:
(1) The seller may add subsequent purchases made by the buyer to the agreement.
(2) The total price of the goods or services covered by the agreement shall be increased by the price of the additional goods or services.
(3) The seller may increase finance charges and installment payments proportionately.
(4) The terms and conditions of the agreement shall apply equally to the additional goods or services.
(5) The goods purchased under the previous agreement shall be security for the goods purchased under the subsequent agreement but only until the time sale price under the previous agreement is fully paid.
(b) Allocation.--
(1) When a subsequent purchase is made, the entire amount of all previously made payments is deemed to have been applied toward the payment of the previous time sale price.
(2) A payment received after a subsequent purchase is made is deemed to be allocated to all the various time sale prices in the same proportion or ratio as the original purchase prices of the various purchases bear to one another.
(3) If the amount of each installment payment is increased in connection with the subsequent purchase, the subsequent payments at the seller's election may be deemed to be allocated as follows:
(i) An amount equal to the original installment payment to the previous time sale price.
(ii) An amount equal to the increase to the subsequent time sale price.
(4) The amount of an initial or down payment on a subsequent purchase is deemed to be allocated in its entirety to the subsequent purchase.
(c) New agreement.--When a subsequent purchase is made, the seller shall deliver to the buyer prior to the due date of the first installment a new agreement that sets forth all of the following:
(1) The information under section 6322(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12) (relating to contents) as it relates to the subsequent purchase.
(2) The unpaid time balance of the prior agreement with the seller.
(3) The new unpaid balance, which is the sum of the amount under paragraph (2) and the amount described in section 6322(11) for the subsequent purchase.
(4) The consolidated time balance, which is the sum of the unpaid balance under paragraph (3) and the amount of the finance charge payable by the buyer to the seller, including the following:
(i) The number of installments required.
(ii) The amount of each installment expressed in dollars.
(iii) The due date or period for each installment.
(5) A statement that the seller is adding the subsequent purchase to the buyer's existing agreement in accordance with the provisions of that agreement.

Cross References. Section 6329 is referred to in sections 6321, 6322, 6327, 6333, 6353 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 12 - COMMERCE AND TRADE

Chapter 63 - Goods and Services Installment Sales

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 6301 - Scope of chapter

Section 6302 - Definitions

Section 6303 - Waiver

Section 6304 - Applicability

Section 6305 - Prohibited activities and provisions

Section 6306 - Assignment

Section 6307 - Venue

Section 6308 - Attorney fees and costs

Section 6309 - Repossession; acceleration; right to cure

Section 6310 - Lien

Section 6311 - Validity

Section 6312 - Discharge of obligation

Section 6313 - Prepayment of obligation

Section 6314 - Acknowledgment of payment in full

Section 6321 - General rules

Section 6322 - Contents

Section 6323 - Copy of agreement

Section 6324 - Agreement resulting from telephone or mail communications

Section 6325 - Purchase money loan; notice

Section 6326 - Statement to buyer

Section 6327 - Refinancing

Section 6328 - New payment schedule

Section 6329 - Add-on sales

Section 6331 - Establishment

Section 6332 - Requirements

Section 6333 - Applicability and effect of subchapter

Section 6341 - Applicability

Section 6342 - Insurance

Section 6343 - Late fees

Section 6344 - Costs of collection

Section 6345 - Finance charges

Section 6346 - Costs from nonaffiliated entity

Section 6347 - Extension and deferment

Section 6348 - Interest rate after maturity

Section 6351 - Willful and intentional violations

Section 6352 - Noncompliance; costs and charges

Section 6353 - Willful violations regarding finance charges

Section 6354 - Corrections

Section 6355 - Unfair trade practice