RS 6:1121 - CREDIT AGREEMENTS -- WRITING

LA Rev Stat § 6:1121 (2018) (N/A)
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CHAPTER 16. CREDIT AGREEMENTS -- WRITING

REQUIREMENTS

§1121. Definitions

For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Credit agreement" means an agreement to lend or forbear repayment of money or goods or to otherwise extend credit, or make any other financial accommodation.

(2) "Creditor" means a financial institution or any other type of creditor that extends credit or extends a financial accommodation under a credit agreement with a debtor.

(3) "Debtor" means a person or entity that obtains credit or seeks a credit agreement with a creditor or who owes money to a creditor.

(4) "Financial institution" means a bank, savings and loan association, savings banks, or credit union authorized to transact business in this state.

Acts 1989, No. 531, §1.