021-2 Wyo. Code R. § 2-1

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 2-1 - Authority, Purpose, and Enforcement

(a) Authority. W.S. 40-14-102(b)(vi) and (c), 40-14-222(f), 40-14-320(e), and 40-14-604(b) and (c) evidence the clear intent and purpose of the legislature to, whenever practicable, maintain consistency and conform the Code and Rules issued there under to the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act and Regulation Z issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(b) This Chapter implements the Code, a purpose of which is to assure that every customer who has need for consumer credit is given meaningful information with respect to the cost of that credit which, in most cases, must be expressed in the dollar amount of finance charge, and as an annual percentage rate computed on the unpaid balance of the amount financed. Other relevant credit information must also be disclosed so that the customer may readily compare the various credit terms available to him from different sources and avoid the uninformed use of credit. This Chapter also implements the provision of the Code under which a customer has a right in certain circumstances to cancel a credit transaction that involves a lien on his residence. Advertising of consumer credit terms and consumer lease terms must comply with specific requirements, and certain credit terms may not be advertised unless the creditor usually and customarily extends such terms. This Chapter is also designed to assure that lessees of personal property are given meaningful disclosures of lease terms, to delimit the ultimate liability of lessees in leasing personal property and to require meaningful and accurate disclosures of lease terms in advertisements. The Code encompasses many aspects of consumer credit; this Chapter relates primarily to disclosures and advertising for consumer credit necessary to preserve consistency between the Code and the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act and regulations issued thereunder referred to in Section 2 of this Chapter.

021-2 Wyo. Code R. § 2-1