US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

15 U.S.C. § 1651

Procedure for timely settlement of estates of decedent obligors

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1 So in original.
section 1607(a) of this titleThe Bureau, in consultation with the Bureau  and each other agency referred to in , shall prescribe regulations to require any creditor, with respect to any credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan, to establish procedures to ensure that any administrator of an estate of any deceased obligor with respect to such account can resolve outstanding credit balances in a timely manner.

Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 140APub. L. 111–24, title V, § 504(a)123 Stat. 1756 Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1100A(2)124 Stat. 2107 (, as added , , ; amended , (3), , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 111–203, § 1100A(3)2010—, substituted “the Bureau” for “the Federal Trade Commission”.

Pub. L. 111–203, § 1100A(2), substituted “The Bureau” for “The Board”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

Pub. L. 111–203section 1100H of Pub. L. 111–203section 552a of Title 5Amendment by effective on the designated transfer date, see , set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.

Effective Date

section 3 of Pub. L. 111–24section 1602 of this titleSection effective 9 months after , except as otherwise specifically provided, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under .