Public Law 90-321

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Public Law 90-321 is the 1968 federal statute better known as the Truth in Lending Act, which mandates clear disclosure of credit terms to protect consumers in credit transactions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
consumer protection law
affects consumers
creditors
appliesTo closed-end credit
consumer credit transactions
credit cards
installment loans
mortgage loans
open-end credit
codifiedIn Title 15 of the United States Code NERFINISHED
codifiedSectionsBegin 15 U.S.C. § 1601
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enactedBy United States Congress
enactmentDate 1968-05-29
enactmentYear 1968
enforcedBy Consumer Financial Protection Bureau NERFINISHED
Federal Reserve Board (historically) NERFINISHED
hasAmendments amended multiple times after 1968
hasLegislativeGoal avoidance of uninformed use of credit
standardization of credit cost disclosures
hasPublicLawNumber Pub.L. 90-321 NERFINISHED
hasSection Section 102 (Congressional findings and declaration of purpose)
Section 121 (disclosure requirements)
Section 125 (right of rescission)
Section 130 (civil liability)
Section 131 (liability of assignees)
Section 132 (criminal liability)
hasShortName TILA NERFINISHED
Truth in Lending Act NERFINISHED
implementedByRegulation Regulation Z NERFINISHED
influenced later U.S. consumer credit regulations
legalStatus in force (as amended)
partOf Consumer Credit Protection Act NERFINISHED
providesFor civil liability for creditors
rescission rights in certain credit transactions
statutory damages
purpose to assure meaningful disclosure of credit terms
to promote the informed use of consumer credit
to protect consumers against inaccurate and unfair credit billing and credit card practices
relatedTo Equal Credit Opportunity Act NERFINISHED
Fair Credit Billing Act NERFINISHED
Fair Credit Reporting Act NERFINISHED
requires clear disclosure of credit terms
disclosure of annual percentage rate
disclosure of finance charges
disclosure of total of payments
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
subjectMatter consumer credit
consumer protection in lending
credit disclosure

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Truth in Lending Act publicLawNumber Public Law 90-321