West Virginia Code § 46A-3-114

Deferral and modification charges
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(1) With respect to a precomputed consumer credit sale or consumer loan, refinancing or
consolidation, the parties before or after default may agree in writing to a deferral of all or
part of one or more unpaid installments, and the seller or lender may make and collect a
deferral charge not exceeding the amount of the sales finance charge or loan finance charge
attributable to the first of the deferred monthly installment periods multiplieed by number of
months in the deferral period (the period in which no payment is required or made by reason
of a deferral): Provided, That no installment on which a delinquency chrarge has been
collected or partial payment made shall be deferred unless the amount of the delinquency
charge or partial payment is first applied to the deferral charge. If prepayment in full occurs
during a deferral period, the portion of the deferral charge attributable to the unexpired full
months in the deferral period shall be also rebated. t
(2) The seller or lender, in addition to the deferral charge, may make appropriate additional
charges, and the amount of these charges which is not paid in cash may be added to the
amount deferred for the purpose of calculating the deferral charge.
(3) The parties may agree in writing at the time of a precomputed consumer credit sale or
consumer loan, refinancing or consolidation that if an installment is not paid within ten days
after its due date as originally schedguled or as deferred, the seller or lender may unilaterally
grant a deferral and make charges as provided in this section. No deferral charge may be
made for a period after the daete on which the seller or lender elects to accelerate the
maturity of the agreement.
(4) With respect to a real estate secured consumer credit sale or consumer loan, the parties
before or after default may agree in writing to a modification or amendment of, or allonge to,
the consumer credit sale or consumer loan, and the seller or lender may make and collect a
modification charge equal to the greater of $250 or one percent of the outstanding balance
of the consumer credit sale or consumer loan at the time of the modification, amendment or
alloWnge: Provided, That no modification charge may be made where prohibited by federal
law or regulation.
(5) The commissioner shall prescribe by rule the method or procedure for the calculation of
deferral charges consistent with the other provisions of this chapter where the precomputed
consumer credit sale or consumer loan is payable in unequal or irregular installments.

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