{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1802.16","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1802.16","heading":"","body":"“Financing agency” means a person engaged in this State in whole or in part in the business of purchasing retail installment contracts, or installment accounts from one or more retail sellers. The term includes but is not limited to a bank, trust company, private banker, or investment company, if so engaged.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 2. CREDIT SALES [1801. - 1812.35.]","CHAPTER 1. Retail Installment Sales [1801. - 1812.20.]","ARTICLE 2. Definitions [1802. - 1802.21.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"7609e99a09700091b766ecaa5ae59d1f199a8aa640d672b15557244a963f8588","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1802.15","next":"us-ca/civ-1802.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}