As used in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings. [PL 1979, c. 483 (NEW).] 1. Agreement. "Agreement" means any writing which is substantially prepared in advance of a consumer loan or consumer lease and which a supervised lender or lessor furnishes to a consumer for the consumer to sign in connection with that loan or lease. [PL 1985, c. 763, Pt. A, §67 (AMD).] 2. Amount financed. "Amount financed" means "amount financed" as defined by Title 9-A, section 1-301, subsection 5. [PL 1979, c. 483 (NEW).] 3. Consumer. "Consumer" means an individual to whom a consumer loan or consumer lease is made. [PL 1985, c. 763, Pt. A, §67 (AMD).] 3-A. Consumer lease. "Consumer lease" means a lease of goods to a consumer by a lessor for personal, family or household purposes, which is for a term exceeding 4 months and which is not made pursuant to a lender credit card. [PL 1985, c. 763, Pt. A, §68 (NEW).] 4. Consumer loan. "Consumer loan" means a loan made to a consumer by a supervised lender for personal, family or household purposes, if the debt is payable in installments or a finance charge is made, including a loan made pursuant to a lender credit card. [PL 1979, c. 483 (NEW).] 4-A. Lessor. "Lessor" means a person who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly leases, offers to lease or arranges for the lease of personal property under a consumer lease. [PL 1985, c. 763, Pt. A, §69 (NEW).] 5. Supervised lender. "Supervised lender" means "supervised lender" as defined under Title 9-A, section 1-301, subsection 39. [PL 1979, c. 483 (NEW).]
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