Sec. 347.002. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter:
(1) "Consumer" means a person to whom credit is extended in a credit transaction. The term includes a comaker, endorser, guarantor, surety, or another person who is obligated to repay the extension of credit.
(2) "Credit document" means a written instrument evidencing a credit transaction and includes all written agreements between each consumer and creditor that relate to that transaction.
(3) "Credit transaction" means:
(A) any sale, loan, or other transaction involving a retail purchase of a manufactured home and under which a person in a written agreement, including a credit sales contract or loan instrument, grants to another person a purchase money lien on the manufactured home to secure an extension of credit that is:
(i) subject to a finance charge; or
(ii) payable in more than four installments, not including a down payment; and
(B) a lease or bailment described by Section 347.003.
(4) "Creditor" means a:
(A) person who extends credit or arranges for the extension of credit in a credit transaction; or
(B) retailer or broker, as defined by Section 1201.003, Occupations Code, who participates in arranging for the extension of credit in a credit transaction.
(5) "Manufactured home" has the meaning assigned by Section 1201.003, Occupations Code. The term includes furniture, appliances, drapes, carpets, wall coverings, and other items that are:
(A) attached to or contained in the structure; and
(B) included in the cash price and sold with the structure.
(b) To the extent possible, a word or phrase used in this chapter, other than a term defined by this section, has the meaning assigned by the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1601 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments, as implemented by Regulation Z (12 C.F.R. Part 1026).
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.773, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 72, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Regulation of Interest, Loans, and Financed Transactions
Subtitle B - Loans and Financed Transactions
Chapter 347 - Manufactured Home Credit Transactions
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 347.001. Legislative Finding
Section 347.003. Bailment or Lease as Credit Transaction
Section 347.004. Compliance With Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act
Section 347.005. Federal Residential Mortgage Loans Programs
Section 347.006. Waiver Not Valid