Section 36a-678 - (Formerly Sec. 36-393b). Compliance with Consumer Credit Protection Act. Exempt transactions.

CT Gen Stat § 36a-678 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Connecticut Truth-in-Lending Act or regulations adopted by the commissioner, each person shall comply with all provisions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act that apply to such person, including the delivery of integrated disclosures required by 12 USC 5301 et seq. and implemented through regulations adopted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

(b) Any transaction that is exempt from the provisions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, pursuant to 15 USC 1603, as amended from time to time, or by regulation promulgated pursuant to 15 USC 1604, as amended from time to time, is exempt from the provisions of the Connecticut Truth-in-Lending Act.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, each person shall comply with all provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 USC Chapter 27), as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder that apply to such person.

(P.A. 81-158, S. 3, 17; P.A. 82-18, S. 2, 4; 82-174, S. 12, 14; P.A. 88-65, S. 41; P.A. 94-122, S. 304, 340; P.A. 15-235, S. 4.)

History: P.A. 82-18 changed effective date of P.A. 81-158 from March 31, 1982, to “the effective date of Title VI of Public Law 96-221, as contained in Section 625(a) of Public Law 96-221, as amended”, i.e. October 1, 1982; P.A. 82-174 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting the provision that a person “who is a creditor or lessor” shall comply with all applicable provisions; P.A. 88-65 made a technical change by adding U.S. code citations; P.A. 94-122 made technical changes, effective January 1, 1995; Sec. 36-393b transferred to Sec. 36a-678 in 1995; P.A. 15-235 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to add provisions re federal integrated disclosure requirements and to make technical changes and added Subsec. (c) re compliance with the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, effective August 1, 2015.