Electronic Fund Transfer Act

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The Electronic Fund Transfer Act is a U.S. federal law that protects consumers in electronic banking and payment transactions by establishing rights, responsibilities, and error-resolution procedures for both consumers and financial institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
banking law ⓘ
consumer protection law ⓘ
administeredBy Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ⓘ
Federal Reserve Board ⓘ
allows administrative enforcement by federal agencies ⓘ
civil liability for violations ⓘ
appliesTo banks ⓘ
credit unions ⓘ
financial institutions offering electronic fund transfer services ⓘ
savings associations ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 15 of the United States Code ⓘ
codifiedSection 15 U.S.C. § 1693 et seq. ⓘ
consumerLiabilityCap 50 USD if loss reported within two business days ⓘ
500 USD if loss reported after two business days but within 60 days ⓘ
unlimited liability if loss not reported within 60 days of statement ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 1978-11-10 ⓘ
defines electronic fund transfer ⓘ
unauthorized electronic fund transfer ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
implementedBy 12 C.F.R. Part 1005 ⓘ
implementedByRegulation Regulation E ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
limits consumer liability for unauthorized electronic fund transfers ⓘ
partOf Consumer Credit Protection Act ⓘ
primaryPurpose establish rights and responsibilities of consumers and financial institutions in electronic fund transfers ⓘ
protect consumers engaging in electronic fund transfers ⓘ
provide error-resolution procedures for electronic fund transfers ⓘ
protects individual consumers using electronic banking services ⓘ
provides procedures for investigating reported errors ⓘ
procedures for stopping payment of preauthorized transfers ⓘ
regulates ATM transactions ⓘ
debit card transactions ⓘ
direct deposit transactions ⓘ
electronic bill payments ⓘ
electronic fund transfers ⓘ
point-of-sale electronic payments ⓘ
preauthorized electronic transfers ⓘ
relatedTo Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ⓘ
Fair Credit Billing Act ⓘ
Truth in Lending Act ⓘ
requires clear information about consumer liability for unauthorized transfers ⓘ
disclosure of terms and conditions of electronic fund transfer services ⓘ
documentation of electronic fund transfers ⓘ
error-resolution procedures for disputed electronic fund transfers ⓘ
financial institutions to investigate reported errors within specified time frames ⓘ
scopeExcludes credit card transactions primarily governed by Truth in Lending Act ⓘ
wire transfers for businesses under UCC Article 4A ⓘ
shortName EFTA ⓘ
signedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
yearEnacted 1978 ⓘ

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau → enforces → Electronic Fund Transfer Act ⓘ
U.S. credit unions → consumerProtectionLawCoverage → Electronic Fund Transfer Act ⓘ
Banking Code of the United States → includes → Electronic Fund Transfer Act ⓘ
Truth in Savings Act → relatedTo → Electronic Fund Transfer Act ⓘ
EFTA → fullName → Electronic Fund Transfer Act ⓘ
EFTA → abbreviationFor → Electronic Fund Transfer Act ⓘ
Regulation E → fullName → Electronic Fund Transfer Act implementing regulation ⓘ
linked to: Electronic Fund Transfer Act
Regulation E → implements → Electronic Fund Transfer Act ⓘ
Regulation E → legalBasis → Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 15 U.S.C. 1693 et seq. ⓘ
linked to: Electronic Fund Transfer Act