To amend the Truth in Lending Act to expand protections for consumers by adjusting statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation, to eliminate the Rule of 78s accounting for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes.
Amends the Truth in Lending Act to: (1) deem ineffective any consumer waiver of the right to rescission of a transaction required (as a condition of the transaction), urged, or discussed by a creditor; and (2) deem unenforceable any contract provision which requires binding arbitration or any other nonjudicial procedure to resolve a dispute if it would deny the consumer any right to bring an action for any liability of the creditor.
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to eliminate the Rule of 78s accounting method for calculating refunds of unearned interest on credit transactions consummated after September 30, 1999 (currently, September 30, 1993).
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
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