Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 1993: Truth in Lending Act

Resumo

The Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 1993 temporarily authorizes the Board to take immediate action to make exceptions to the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z (which implements the Act) for transactions in an area the President has declared to be a major disaster area. In accordance with this law, the Board is granting temporary relief form certain provisions of Regulation Z governing waivers by consumers of the right to rescind certain home-secured loans, so that borrowers in disaster-affected communities in California can gain easier access to loan funds for emergency purposes. The relief from Regulation Z provided that a consumer's need to obtain funds immediately shall be regarded as a bona fide personal financial emergency for purposes of Regulation Z, and the use of preprinted forms for consumers to waive the right of rescission is permitted; provided that the home securing the extension of credit is located in the disaster area. A consumer must still provide the creditor with a signed, dated waiver statement that a personal financial emergency exists.