Agencies issue final rule on method to adjust thresholds for exempting certain consumer credit and lease transactions and announce 2017 thresholds
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Federal Reserve Board of Governors
For release at 1:00 p.m. EST
November 23, 2016
The Dodd-Frank Act requires that the exemption thresholds in the Truth in Lending Act and the Consumer Leasing Act be adjusted annually based on the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The calculation method adopted in the final rule will allow the thresholds to keep pace with the CPI-W. Among other clarifications, the final rule details that if there is no annual percentage increase in the CPI-W, the agencies will not adjust the exemption thresholds from the prior year.
The final rule also applies the calculation method to the thresholds for exempt credit and lease transactions for 2017. The thresholds will remain at $54,600 based on the CPI-W in effect on June 1, 2016.
The protections of the Truth in Lending Act and the Consumer Leasing Act generally apply to consumer credit transactions and consumer leases at or below the thresholds. However, private education loans and loans secured by real property (such as mortgages) are subject to the Truth in Lending Act regardless of the amount of the loan.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 generally transferred rulemaking authority under the Truth in Lending Act and the Consumer Leasing Act to the CFPB. However, the Federal Reserve Board retains authority to issue rules for certain motor vehicle dealers. Therefore, the agencies are issuing these notices jointly.
The attached notices will be published shortly in the Federal Register.
| Media Contacts: | ||
| Federal Reserve | Susan Stawick | 202-452-2955 |
| CFPB | Sam Gilford | 202-435-7673 |
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