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S.187: Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 30, 2013
- Latest Major Action Jan. 30, 2013
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to prohibit a person from extending any consumer credit through the use by the consumer of a check or other negotiable instrument sent by the creditor to solicit an extension of consumer credit, unless the consumer has requested it in writing. States that a nonnegotiable instrument that has the appearance of a negotiable instrument in connection with a solicitation...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Jan. 30, 2013 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Jan. 30, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) |