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15 U.S. Code § 1649 - Certain limitations on liability

(a) Limitations on liabilityFor any closed end consumer credit transaction that is secured by real property or a dwelling, that is subject to this subchapter, and that is consummated before September 30, 1995, a creditor or any assignee of a creditor shall have no civil, administrative, or criminal liability under this subchapter for, and a consumer shall have no extended rescission rights under section 1635(f) of this title with respect to—
(1) the creditor’s treatment, for disclosure purposes, of—
(A)
(B)
fees described in section 1605(e)(2) and (5) of this title;
(C)
fees and amounts referred to in the 3rd sentence of section 1605(a) of this title; or
(D)
borrower-paid mortgage broker fees referred to in section 1605(a)(6) of this title;
(2)
the form of written notice used by the creditor to inform the obligor of the rights of the obligor under section 1635 of this title if the creditor provided the obligor with a properly dated form of written notice published and adopted by the Bureau or a comparable written notice, and otherwise complied with all the requirements of this section regarding notice; or
(3) any disclosure relating to the finance charge imposed with respect to the transaction if the amount or percentage actually disclosed—
(A)
may be treated as accurate for purposes of this subchapter if the amount disclosed as the finance charge does not vary from the actual finance charge by more than $200;
(B)
may, under section 1605(f)(2) of this title, be treated as accurate for purposes of section 1635 of this title; or
(C)
is greater than the amount or percentage required to be disclosed under this subchapter.
(b) ExceptionsSubsection (a) shall not apply to—
(1)
any individual action or counterclaim brought under this subchapter which was filed before June 1, 1995;
(2)
any class action brought under this subchapter for which a final order certifying a class was entered before January 1, 1995;
(3)
the named individual plaintiffs in any class action brought under this subchapter which was filed before June 1, 1995; or
(4)
any consumer credit transaction with respect to which a timely notice of rescission was sent to the creditor before June 1, 1995.
Editorial Notes
Amendments

2010—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111–203 substituted “Bureau” for “Board”.

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–208 substituted “For any closed end consumer credit transaction that is secured by real property or a dwelling, that is subject to this subchapter, and” for “For any consumer credit transaction subject to this subchapter”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203 effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 552a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title II, § 2107(b), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–402, provided that:

“The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective as of September 30, 1995.”