Sec. 2. Application of the Truth in Lending Act to buy now pay later loans

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The Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ) is amended— in section 103 ( 15 U.S.C. 1602 ), by adding at the end the following: The term buy now, pay later loan means a closed-end consumer loan for a retail transaction that— is repaid in not more than 4 interest-free installments; and does not impose a finance charge. ; in section 127 ( 15 U.S.C. 1637 )— in subsection (a), by striking under an open end consumer credit plan and inserting under an open end consumer credit plan or a buy now, pay later loan each place it occurs; and in subsection (b), by striking under an open end consumer credit plan and inserting under an open end consumer credit plan or a buy now, pay later loan each place it occurs; in section 170 ( 15 U.S.C. 1666i )— in the section heading, by striking and inserting Rights of credit card customers. ;

Rights of credit card customers and buy now, pay later loan customers. in subsection (a)— by striking a card issuer who has issued a credit card to a cardholder pursuant to an open end consumer credit plan and inserting a card issuer who has issued a credit card to a cardholder pursuant to an open end consumer credit plan or a creditor who has provided a buy now, pay later loan to a consumer ; by striking in which the credit card and inserting in which the credit card or buy now, pay later loan ; by striking honoring the credit card and inserting honoring the credit card or buy now, pay later loan each place it occurs; by striking provided by the cardholder and inserting provided by the cardholder or consumer ; by striking defenses against a card issuer and inserting defenses against a card issuer or creditor ; by striking is the same person as the card issuer and inserting is the same person as the card issuer or creditor ; by striking is controlled by the card issuer, and inserting is controlled by the card issuer or creditor, ; by striking common control with the card issuer and inserting common control with the card issuer or creditor ; by striking in the card issuer's products and inserting in the card issuer's or creditor’s products ; by striking by the card issuer in which and inserting by the card issuer or creditor in which ; and by striking using the credit card issued by the card issuer and inserting using the credit card issued by the card issuer or the buy now, pay later loan provided by the creditor ; and in subsection (b)— by striking asserted by the cardholder and inserting asserted by the cardholder or consumer ; by striking at the time the cardholder first notifies the card issuer or the person honoring the credit card of such claim or defense and inserting at the time the cardholder or consumer first notifies the card issuer or creditor or the person honoring the credit card or buy now, pay later loan of such claim or defense ; and by striking the cardholder's account and inserting the cardholder's account or the consumer's buy now, pay later loan account ; in section 161 ( 15 U.S.C. 1666 )— in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking in connection with an extension of consumer credit, and inserting in connection with an extension of consumer credit, including a buy now, pay later loan, ; and in subsection (d), by striking an open end consumer credit plan and inserting an open end consumer credit plan or a buy now, pay later loan ; and in section 171(a) ( 15 U.S.C. 1666i–1 ), by striking In the case of any credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan and inserting In the case of any credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan or buy now, pay later loan .

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shall issue such rules as the Bureau determines necessary to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a).

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Application of the Truth in Lending Act to buy now pay later loans

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