(a) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) 'Installment loan' means a loan repayable in installments, whether the payments are regular or irregular, whether the payments are in substantially equal amounts or otherwise, whether the payments are made on closed-end loans or open-end loans, and whether or not interest on the loan has been precomputed; and(2) 'Loans' are transactions involving the transfer, or the crediting, by a lender to, or for the benefit of, a borrower or another, of any amount of money, with a promise of repayment.(b) Other terms used in this part, not defined in this part, have the same meanings given to them by the general statute pertaining to interest and other charges by lenders or creditors.Acts 1923, ch. 68, § 17; Shan. Supp., § 2198a24; Code 1932, § 3851; Acts 1951, ch. 192, § 2; 1976, ch. 525, § 2; 1979, ch. 207, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 45-1820.
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