12 CFR § 1041.1 - Authority and purpose.

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title: "12 CFR § 1041.1 - Authority and purpose."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "1041.1"
section_name: "Authority and purpose."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU"
part_number: "1041"
part_name: "PAYDAY, VEHICLE TITLE, AND CERTAIN HIGH-COST INSTALLMENT LOANS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 5511, 5512, 5514(b), 5531(b), (c), and (d), 5532."
regulatory_source: "82 FR 54871, Nov. 17, 2017, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1041.1 Authority and purpose.

(a) *Authority.* The regulation in this part is issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) pursuant to Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5481, *et seq.*).

(b) *Purpose.* The purpose of this part is to identify certain unfair and abusive acts or practices in connection with certain consumer credit transactions and to set forth requirements for preventing such acts or practices. This part also prescribes requirements to ensure that the features of those consumer credit transactions are fully, accurately, and effectively disclosed to consumers.

[82 FR 54871, Nov. 17, 2017, as amended at 85 FR 44444, July 22, 2020]