Consumer Credit Protection Act

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The Consumer Credit Protection Act is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates consumer credit practices, safeguards borrowers from unfair or abusive lending, and mandates clear disclosure of credit terms.

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instanceOf United States federal law
consumer protection law
administeredBy Federal Reserve Board of Governors
surface form: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Federal Trade Commission
aimsToPrevent abusive lending practices
unfair lending practices
appliesTo credit reporting agencies
creditors
debt collectors
lenders
codifiedAt 15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.
component Consumer Leasing Act
Fair Credit Billing Act
Fair Credit Reporting Act
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Truth in Lending Act
restrictions on wage garnishment
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateEnacted 1968-05-29
effectiveDate 1969-07-01
enactedBy United States Congress
grantsRight right of rescission for certain home-secured loans
historicalSignificance first major federal law to comprehensively regulate consumer credit in the United States
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
limits amount of wages that can be garnished
prohibits dismissal of employees because of garnishment for a single debt
protects borrowers
consumers
publicLawNumber Public Law 90-321
purpose to limit wage garnishment for consumer debts
to promote the informed use of consumer credit
to protect consumers against unfair credit billing and credit card practices
to regulate consumer credit practices
to require meaningful disclosure of credit terms
regulates consumer credit
credit advertising
credit billing
credit card practices
wage garnishment for consumer debts
requires clear disclosure of credit terms
disclosure of finance charges
disclosure of total of payments
standardized disclosure of annual percentage rate
sector financial regulation
shortName CCPA
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
titleOfUSCode Title 15 of the United States Code

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Equal Credit Opportunity Act partOf Consumer Credit Protection Act
Truth in Lending Act partOf Consumer Credit Protection Act
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act partOf Consumer Credit Protection Act
Electronic Fund Transfer Act partOf Consumer Credit Protection Act
90th United States Congress passed Consumer Credit Protection Act
Public Law 93-495 amends Consumer Credit Protection Act