Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-14-119

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

In any transaction otherwise subject to this chapter which is not subject to the disclosure requirements of the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, where the transaction bears a reasonable relationship to this state and also to another state or nation, the parties may agree in the written contract evidencing such transaction that the laws of this state or of any other such state or nation shall govern their rights and duties with respect to interest, loan charges, commitment fees, and brokerage commissions.