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OCC 2013-6
Subject: Truth in Lending Act and Consumer Leasing Act
Date: February 6, 2013 To: Chief Executive Officers and Compliance Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations, Department and Division Heads, All Examining Personnel, and Other Interested Parties
Description: Dollar Thresholds for Exempt Consumer Credit and Lease TransactionsEffective July 21, 2011, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd–Frank Act) amended the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), implemented by Regulation Z, and the Consumer Leasing Act, implemented by Regulation M, to expand consumer protections by increasing the thresholds for exempt consumer credit transactions and consumer leases from $25,000 to $50,000. In addition, the Dodd–Frank Act provided that, on or after December 31, 2011, these dollar thresholds must be adjusted by any annual percentage change in the consumer price index. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published adjusted exemption levels for Regulation Z1 and Regulation M2 on November 21, 2012. These adjustments reflect the annual percentage increase in the consumer price index that was in effect as of June 1, 2012. They are effective starting January 1, 2013. Based on these adjustments, the protections of the TILA and the Consumer Leasing Act generally will apply to consumer credit transactions and consumer leases of $53,000 or less in 2013. Private education loans and loans secured by real property (such as mortgages), however, continue to be subject to the TILA regardless of the amount of the loan. Please direct questions regarding this bulletin to your supervisory office or the Compliance Policy Department at (202) 649-5470.
Grovetta N. Gardineer
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