§ 1002.5 Rules concerning requests for information.
If an applicant applies for individual unsecured credit, a creditor shall not inquire about the applicant's
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If an applicant applies for individual unsecured credit, a creditor shall not inquire about the applicant's
(ii) The creditor is requesting the information to monitor its compliance with the Federal Equal Credit
(iii) The applicant is relying on the spouse's income as a basis for repayment of the credit requested
Public utilities credit refers to extensions of credit that involve public utility services provided
(1) A creditor that receives an application for credit primarily for the purchase or refinancing of a
Unlawful discriminatory practices in relation to credit on the basis of race, creed, color, national
Section 1002.14 covers applications for credit to be secured by a first lien on a dwelling, as that term
(ii) The applicant does not have sufficient separate property to qualify for the credit requested without
term “consummation” means the time that a consumer becomes contractually obligated on a closed-end credit
A creditor waives or relaxes credit standards for a nonminority applicant but not for a similarly situated
A creditor shall take written applications for the dwelling-related types of credit covered by §
If financial need is one of the criteria under a special purpose credit program described in paragraph
(iii) A refusal to increase the amount of credit available to an applicant who has made an application
creditor shall not discriminate against an applicant on a prohibited basis regarding any aspect of a credit
A creditor may not refuse to grant credit because an applicant comes from a particular country but may
This definition applies only to credit for the purchase of a utility service, such as electricity, gas
If a credit card issuer terminates the open-end account of a customer because the customer has moved
(1) Any credit assistance program expressly authorized by Federal or state law for the benefit of an
after notifying the applicant of a counteroffer if the applicant does not expressly accept or use the credit
valuation” means any estimate of the value of a dwelling developed in connection with an application for credit
The circumstances (such as excessive use of a credit card in a short period of time) suggest that fraud
A credit cardholder presents an expired card or a card that has been reported to the card issuer as lost
made on behalf of an applicant to more than one creditor and the applicant expressly accepts or uses credit
an account holder, even when there is no evidence of unwillingness or inability to repay, if (1) the credit
(1) A credit scoring system is a system that evaluates an applicant's creditworthiness mechanically,