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Terms Used In Utah Code 70C-2-201

  • Creditor: means :
              (4)(a)(i) a party:
                   (4)(a)(i)(A) who regularly extends consumer credit that is subject to a finance charge or is payable by written agreement in more than four installments, not including a down payment; and
                   (4)(a)(i)(B) to whom the obligation is initially payable, either on the face of the note or contract, or by agreement when there is no note or contract;
              (4)(a)(ii) an issuer of a credit card that extends either open-end credit or credit that:
                   (4)(a)(ii)(A) is not subject to a finance charge; and
                   (4)(a)(ii)(B) is not payable by written agreement in more than four installments; and
              (4)(a)(iii) an issuer of a credit card that extends closed-end credit that:
                   (4)(a)(iii)(A) is subject to a finance charge; or
                   (4)(a)(iii)(B) is payable by written agreement in more than four installments. See Utah Code 70C-1-302
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

     A creditor or its successor in interest may not, directly or indirectly, take or receive from a debtor an obligation that constitutes or contains a cognovit or confession of judgment, warrant of attorney, or other waiver of the right to notice and the opportunity to be heard in the event of suit or process thereon.