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[Main Tabs]     [Table of Contents - 6500]     [Index]     [Previous Page]     [Next Page]     [Search] 6500 - Consumer Protection CHAPTER 3—CREDIT ADVERTISING     Sec.     141.    Catalogs and multiple-page advertisements.     142.    Advertising of downpayments and installments.     143.    Advertising of open end credit plans.     144.    Advertising of credit other than open end plans.     145.    Nonliability of media.     146.    Use of annual percentage rate in oral disclosures.     147.    Advertising of open end consumer credit plans secured by the consumer's   principal dwelling. § 141.  Catalogs and multiple-page advertisements   For the purposes of this chapter, a catalog or other multiple-page advertisement shall be considered a single advertisement if it clearly and conspicuously displays a credit terms table on which the information required to be stated under this chapter is clearly set forth. [Codified to 15 U.S.C. 1661] [Source:  Section 141 of title I of the Act of May 29, 1968 (Pub. L. No. 90--321; 82 Stat. 158), effective July 1, 1969] § 142.  Advertising of downpayments and installments   No advertisement to aid, promote, or assist directly or indirectly any extension of consumer credit may state   (1)  that a specific periodic consumer credit amount or installment amount can be arranged, unless the creditor usually and customarily arranges credit payments or installments for that period and in that amount. {{2-29-08 p.6588.15}}   (2)  that a specified downpayment is required in connection with any extension of consumer credit, unless the creditor usually and customarily arranges downpayments in that amount. [Codified to 15 U.S.C. 1662] [Source:  Section 142 of title I of the Act of May 29, 1968 (Pub. L. No. 90--321; 82 Stat. 158), effective July 1, 1969] § 143.  Advertising of open end credit plans   No advertisement to aid, promote, or assist directly or indirectly the extension of consumer credit under an open end credit plan may set forth any of the specific terms of that plan unless it also clearly and conspicuously sets forth all of the following items:     (1)  Any minimum or fixed amount which could be imposed.     (2)  In any case in which periodic rates may be used to compute the finance charge, the periodic rates expressed as annual percentage rates.     (3)  Any other term that the Board may by regulation require to be disclosed. [Codified to 15 U.S.C. 1663] [Source:  Section 143 of title I of the Act of May 29, 1968 (Pub. L. No. 90--321; 82 Stat. 158), effective July 1, 1969, as amended by sections 613 and 619 of title VI of the Act of March 31, 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96--221; 94 Stat. 177 and 183), effective October 1, 1982] § 144.  Advertising of credit other than open end plans   (a)  Except as provided in subsection (b), this section applies to any advertisment to aid, promote, or assist directly or indirectly any consumer credit sale, loan, or other extension of credit subject to the provisions of this title, other than an open end credit plan.   (b)  The provisions of this section do not apply to advertisements of residential real estate except to the extent that the Board may by regulation require.   (c)  If any advertisement to which this section applies states the rate of a finance charge, the advertisement shall state the rate of that charge expressed as an annual percentage rate.   (d)  If any advertisement to which this section applies the amount of the downpayment, if any, the amount of any installment payment, to dollar amount of any finance charge, or the number of installments or the period of repayment, then the advertisement shall state all of the following items:     (1)  The downpayment, if any.     (2)  The terms of repayment.     (3)  The rate of the finance charge expressed as an annual percentage rate.   (e)  Each advertisement to which this section applies that relates to a consumer credit transaction that is secured by the principal dwelling of a consuemr in which the extension of credit may exceed the fair market value of the dwelling, and which advertisement is disseminated in paper form to the public or through the Internet, as opposed to by radio or television, shall clearly and conspicuously state that--     (1)  the interest on the portion of the credit extension that is greater than the fair market value of the dwelling is not tax deductible for Federal income tax purposes; and     (2)  the consumer should consult a tax adviser for further information regarding the deductibility of interest and charges. [Codified to 15 U.S.C. 1664] [Source:  Section 144 of title I of the Act of May 29, 1968 (Pub. L. No. 90--321; 82 Stat. 158), effective July 1, 1969, as amended by section 619 of title VI of the Act of March 31, 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96--221; 94 Stat. 183), effective October 1, 1982; section 1302(b) of title VIII of the Act of April 20, 2005 (Pub. L. No. 109--8; 119 Stat. 209), effective April 20, 2005] {{2-29-08 p.6588.16}} § 145.  Nonliability of media   There is no liability under this chapter on the part of any owner or personnel, as such, of any medium in which an advertisement appears or through which it is disseminated. [Codified to 15 U.S.C. 1665] [Source:  Section 145 of title I of the Act of May 29, 1968 (Pub. L. No. 90--321; 82 Stat. 159), effective July 1, 1969] § 146.  Use of annual percentage rate in oral disclosures   In responding orally to any inquiry about the cost of credit, a creditor, regardless of the method used to compute finance charges, shall state rates only in terms of the annual percentage rate, except that in the case of an open end credit plan, the periodic rate also may be stated and, in the case of an other than open end credit plan where a major component of the finance charge consists of interest computed at a simple annual rate, the simple annual rate also may be stated. The Board may, by regulation, modify the requirements of this section or provide an exception from this section for a transaction or class of transactions for which the creditor cannot determine in advance the applicable annual percentage rate. [Codified to 15 U.S.C. 1665a] [Source:  Section 146 of title I of the Act of May 29, 1968 (Pub. L. No. 90--321), as added by section 401(a) of title IV of the Act of October 28, 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93--495; 88 Stat. 1517), effective October 28, 1974, and as amended by section 623 of title VI of the Act of March 31, 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96--221; 94 Stat. 185), effective October 1, 1982] § 147. Advertising of open end consumer credit plans secured by the consumer's principal dwelling   (a)   IN GENERAL.--If any advertisement to aid, promote, or assist, directly or indirectly, the extension of consumer credit through an open end consumer credit plan under which extensions of credit are secured by the consumer's principal dwelling states, affirmatively or negatively, any of the specific terms of the plan, including any periodic payment amount required under such plan, such advertisement shall also clearly and conspicuously set forth the following information, in such form and manner as the Board may require:     (1)   LOAN FEES AND OPENING COST ESTIMATES.--Any loan fee the amount of which is determined as a percentage of the credit limit applicable to an account under the plan and an estimate of the aggregate amount of other fees for opening the account, based on the creditor's experience with the plan and stated as a single amount or as a reasonable range.     (2)   PERIODIC RATES.--In any case in which periodic rates may be used to compute the finance charge, the periodic rates expressed as an annual percentage rate.     (3)   HIGHEST ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE.--The highest annual percentage rate which may be imposed under the plan.     (4)   OTHER INFORMATION.--Any other information the Board may by regulation require.   (b)   TAX DEDUCTIBILITY.--     (1)  IN GENERAL.--If any advertisement described in subsection (a) contains a statement that any interest expense incurred with respect to the plan is or may be tax deductible, the advertisement shall not be misleading with respect to such deductibility.     (2)  CREDIT IN EXCESS OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.--Each advertisement described in subsection (a) that relates to an extenson of credit that may exceed the fair market value of the dwelling, and which advertisement is disseminated in paper form to public or through the Interenet, as opposed to by radio or television, shall include a clear and conspicuous statement that--       (A)  the interest on the portion of the credit extension that is greater than the fair market value of the dwelling is not tax deductible for Federal income tax purposes; and {{2-29-08 p.6588.17}}       (B)  the consumer should consult a tax adviser for further information regarding the deductibility of interest and charges.   (c)   CERTAIN TERMS PROHIBITED.--No advertisement described in subsection (a) with respect to any home equity account may refer to such loan as "free money" or use other terms determined by the Board by regulation to be misleading.   (d)   DISCOUNTED INITIAL RATE.--     (1)   IN GENERAL.--If any advertisement described in subsection (a) includes an initial annual percentage rate that is not determined by the index or formula used to make later interest rate adjustments, the advertisement shall also state with equal prominence the current annual percentage rate that would have been applied using the index or formula if such initial rate had not been offered.     (2)   QUOTED RATE MUST BE REASONABLY CURRENT.--The annual percentage rate required to be disclosed under the paragraph (1) rate must be current as of a reasonable time given the media involved.     (3)   PERIOD DURING WHICH INITIAL RATE IS IN EFFECT.--Any advertisement to which paragraph (1) applies shall also state the period of time during which the initial annual percentage rate referred to in such paragraph will be in effect.   (e)   BALLOON PAYMENT.--If any advertisement described in subsection (a) contains a statement regarding the minimum monthly payment under the plan, the advertisement shall also disclose, if applicable, the fact that the plan includes a balloon payment.   (f)   BALLOON PAYMENT DEFINED.--For purposes of this section and section 127A, the term "balloon payment" means, with respect to any open end consumer credit plan under which extensions of credit are secured by the consumer's principal dwelling, any repayment option under which--     (1)   the account holder is required to repay the entire amount of any outstanding balance as of a specified date or at the end of a specified period of time, as determined in accordance with the terms of the agreement pursuant to which such credit is extended; and     (2)   the aggregate amount of the minimum periodic payments required would not fully amortize such outstanding balance by such date or at the end of such period. [Codified to 15 U.S.C. 1665b] [Source:  Section 147 of the Act of May 29, 1968 (Pub. L. No. 90--321), effective July 1, 1969, as added by section 2(c) of the Act of November 23, 1988 (Pub. L. No. 100--709; 102 Stat. 4730), effective November 23, 1988; as amended by section 1302(a)(2) of title XIII of the Act of April 20, 2005 (Pub. L. No. 109--8; 119 Stat. 208), effective April 20, 2005] [Main Tabs]     [Table of Contents - 6500]     [Index]     [Previous Page]     [Next Page]     [Search]

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