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Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Private Education Loans, 85 Fed. Reg. 79,400 (Dec. 10, 2020)

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85-FR-79400-Dec-10-2020.pdf

Issued:

Date

2020

Description

Withdrawn by 90 Fed. Reg. 20,084 (May 12, 2025).  See NCLC, Continued Vitality of 67 Withdrawn CFPB Guidance Documents (May 13, 2025) (updated May 27, 2025).

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is issuing this advisory opinion to clarify that loan products that refinance or consolidate a consumer’s pre-existing Federal, or Federal and private, education loans meet the definition of ‘‘private education loan’’ in the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z and are subject to the disclosure and consumer protection requirements in subpart F of Regulation Z. This advisory opinion is an interpretive rule under the Administrative Procedure Act.

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Truth in Lending

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