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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 41— CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION · SUBCHAPTER I— CONSUMER CREDIT COST DISCLOSURE · § 1642

§ 1642. Issuance of credit cards

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No credit card shall be issued except in response to a request or application therefor. This prohibition does not apply to the issuance of a credit card in renewal of, or in substitution for, an accepted credit card.
(Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 132, as added Pub. L. 91–508, title V, § 502(a), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1126.)
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  • Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 132
  • Pub. L. 91–508, title V, § 502(a)
  • 84 Stat. 1126
  • Pub. L. 91–508, title V, § 503(1)
  • 84 Stat. 1127
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 132
Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–508, title V, § 502(a)
Stat.84 Stat. 1126
Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–508, title V, § 503(1)
Stat.84 Stat. 1127
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