D.C. Code § 28-3802: Definitions.

As used in this chapter —

(1)

“revolving credit account” means a revolving credit account as defined in section 28-3701 of this subtitle;

(2)

“consumer credit sale” means a sale of goods or services in which —

(A)

a credit is granted by a person who regularly engages as a seller in credit transactions of the same kind;

(B)

the buyer is a natural person;

(C)

the goods or services are purchased primarily for a personal, family, household, or agricultural purpose;

(D)

either the debt is payable in installments or a finance charge is made; and

(E)

the amount financed does not exceed $25,000.

(3)

“direct installment loan” means a direct installment loan as that term is used in section 28-3308 and does not include a loan secured on real estate or a direct motor vehicle installment loan covered by Chapter 36 of this subtitle.

(4)

“cross collateral” means an arrangement wherein a seller in a “consumer credit sale” secures a debt arising from the sale by contracting for a security interest in other property if as a result of a prior sale the seller has an existing security interest in the other property. The seller may also contract for a security interest in the property sold in the subsequent sale as a security for the previous debt.