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urn: urn:us-la:rs:6:1121
citation: "R.S. 6:1121"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 6 › Chapter 16"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1989, number: 531, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
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# 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.