HR 490 · 105th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

To relieve the Puerto Rico Housing Bank and Finance Agency and its assignees of liability for certain loans subject to the Truth-in-Lending Act.

Introduced 1997-01-21· Sponsored by Resident Commissioner Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.(1997-02-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Declares that the Puerto Rico Housing Bank and Finance Agency and its assignees shall not have any civil, criminal, or administrative liability under the Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA) for any failure to comply with TILA or any regulation under it for any credit transactions subject to TILA consummated before enactment of this Act in which the Housing Bank was a creditor. Denies any consumer who consummated such a credit transaction any right of rescission against an assignee for the Housing Bank's noncompliance with TILA disclosure requirements.…

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