Terms Used In Texas Finance Code 347.103

  • 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. See Texas Finance Code 347.002
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011

The index base for an adjustment of the interest rate or time price differential is set by the index value on the first day of the month in which the credit document is dated.