Cal. Code Regs. tit. 25 § 5055

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 5055 - Financing
(a) Credit terms advertised shall include all charges required to place the transaction on a time payment basis and must state any rates in compliance with Regulation Z. Advertisements of terms which include escalated payments, balloon payments, or pick-up payments shall clearly identify those payments as to their amounts and times due and must state any rates in compliance with Regulation Z.
(b) Licensees shall not advertise statements such as "no finance charge" unless there is no charge or time-price differential whatsoever for placing the transaction on a time payment basis.
(c) Licensees shall not make claims such as "everybody financed," "no credit rejected," or words of a similar nature unless the licensee is willing to extend such credit to each and every individual under any and all circumstances.
(d) If qualifying words such as "on credit approval," are used in conjunction with advertised credit terms, licensees shall clearly state such qualifying words, unabbreviated, in type size no less than one half ( 1/2) of the type size of the credit terms, and in close proximity thereto.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 5055

1. Certificate of Compliance including amendment transmitted to OAL 11-3-82 and filed 12-15-82 (Register 82, No. 51).
2. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 1-29-2010; operative 1-29-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 5).

Note: Authority cited: Section 18015, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18036.5, 18061 and 18062, Health and Safety Code.

1. Certificate of Compliance including amendment transmitted to OAL 11-3-82 and filed 12-15-82 (Register 82, No. 51).
2. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 1-29-2010; operative 1-29-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 5).