Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:3B-6

  • Revolving credit: A credit agreement (typically a credit card) that allows a customer to borrow against a preapproved credit line when purchasing goods and services. The borrower is only billed for the amount that is actually borrowed plus any interest due. (Also called a charge account or open-end credit.) Source: OCC
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • territory: extends to and includes any territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Extension of credit under revolving credit plan. Any lender offering and extending credit under a revolving credit plan to a borrower may charge and collect interest and charges and may take security as collateral in connection therewith as hereinafter provided. Credit may be extended under a revolving credit plan by a lender’s acquisition of obligations arising out of the honoring by a merchant, a lender, whether chartered or organized under the laws of this or any other state, the District of Columbia, the United States or any district, territory or possession of the United States, or any foreign country, or a government or governmental subdivision or agency of a credit device made available to a borrower under a plan, whether directly or indirectly by means of telephone, point of sale terminal, automated teller machine or other electronic or similar device or through the mails.

L. 1985, c. 81, s. 3, eff. March 14, 1985.