15 USC § 1651 - Procedure for timely settlement of estates of decedent obligors

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title: "15 USC § 1651 - Procedure for timely settlement of estates of decedent obligors"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1651"
section_name: "Procedure for timely settlement of estates of decedent obligors"
chapter_number: 41
chapter_name: "CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER CREDIT COST DISCLOSURE"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Credit Transactions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 140A, as added Pub. L. 111–24, title V, § 504(a), May 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1756; amended Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1100A(2), (3), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2107.)"
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# 1 Procedure for timely settlement of estates of decedent obligors

So in original.

[^1]section 1607(a) of this title

The 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 140A, as added Pub. L. 111–24, title V, § 504(a), May 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1756; amended Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1100A(2), (3), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2107.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2010—, substituted “the Bureau” for “the Federal Trade Commission”.

, substituted “The Bureau” for “The Board”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on the designated transfer date, see , set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.

### Effective Date

Section effective 9 months after , except as otherwise specifically provided, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under .