With respect to a transaction that is specifically exempt from the rate ceilings of this code by the provisions of section 5-1-301(15)(c), the parties may contract for the payment by the consumer of any finance charge up to a rate not to exceed an annual percentage rate of forty-five percent pursuant to section 18-15-104, C.R.S. The rate of the finance charge shall be calculated on the unpaid balances of the debt on the assumption that the debt will be paid according to its terms and will not be paid before the end of the agreed term.
C.R.S. § 5-2-502
This section is similar to former § 5-3-605, as it existed prior to 2000.