TILA

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TILA is a U.S. federal law that requires lenders to clearly disclose key terms and costs of consumer credit to promote informed borrowing and protect consumers from unfair lending practices.

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TILA canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
addresses predatory lending concerns
unfair lending practices
allows statutory damages for certain violations
amendedBy Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Fair Credit Billing Act
Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
appliesTo consumer credit transactions
codifiedIn Title 15 of the United States Code
contains civil liability provisions
criminal liability provisions
country United States
covers certain mortgage loans
closed-end credit
credit cards
open-end credit
enactedBy United States Congress
enactmentDate 1968-05-29
enforcedBy Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
federal banking regulators
state attorneys general (in certain circumstances)
excludes most business-purpose credit
focusesOn disclosure of amount financed
disclosure of annual percentage rate
disclosure of finance charges
disclosure of payment schedule
disclosure of right of rescission where applicable
disclosure of total of payments
implementedByRegulation Regulation Z
jurisdiction United States
policyGoal facilitation of credit cost comparison by consumers
standardization of credit cost disclosures
primaryCitation 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601 et seq.
protects consumers
provides right of rescission for certain home-secured credit transactions
publicLawNumber Public Law 90-321
purpose to promote the informed use of consumer credit
to protect consumers against inaccurate and unfair credit billing and credit card practices
to require meaningful disclosure of credit terms
regulatingAuthority Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Federal Reserve Board (historically)
relatedConcept Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
relatedRegulation Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
requires clear disclosure of key terms and costs of consumer credit
sector consumer finance
shortName TILA
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
titleOf Title I of the Consumer Credit Protection Act
typeOfRegulation disclosure regulation

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Truth in Lending Act shortName TILA
subject linked to: TILA