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90_HB3465 815 ILCS 160/1 from Ch. 17, par. 7101 815 ILCS 405/1 from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 501 Amends the Credit Agreements Act and the Retail Installment Sales Act. Adds a caption and makes stylistic changes. LRB9009393WHmg LRB9009393WHJmg 1 AN ACT concerning business transactions. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Credit Agreements Act is amended by 5 changing Section 1 as follows: 6 (815 ILCS 160/1) (from Ch. 17, par. 7101) 7 Sec. 1. Definitions. As used inFor the purpose of8 this Act, the following terms have the meanings given them: 9 (1) "Credit agreement" means an agreement or commitment 10 by a creditor to lend money or extend credit or delay or 11 forbear repayment of money not primarily for personal, family 12 or household purposes, and not in connection with the 13 issuance of credit cards. 14 (2) "Creditor" means a person engaged in the business of 15 lending money or extending credit. 16 (3) "Debtor" means a person who obtains credit or seeks 17 a credit agreement or claims the existence of a credit 18 agreement with a creditor or who owes money to a creditor. 19 (4) "Person" means an individual, corporation, 20 partnership, joint venture, trust estate, unincorporated 21 association or other entity. 22 (Source: P.A. 86-613.) 23 Section 10. The Retail Installment Sales Act is amended 24 by changing Section 1 as follows: 25 (815 ILCS 405/1) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 501) 26 Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Retail 27 Installment Sales Act. 28 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2149.)