WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

The law › Title 12, Banks and Banking › Chapter 39

12 U.S.C. 3802: Definitions

Created in 1982 by Public Law 97-320. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 12 U.S.C. 1715z-20.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–203 substituted "section 5402(6) of title 42), in which the interest rate or finance charge may be adjusted or renegotiated, described and defined by applicable regulation; and" for "section 5402(6) of title 42)— (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (1)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.