15 USC § 1663 - Advertising of open end credit plans

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s1663"
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title: "15 USC § 1663 - Advertising of open end credit plans"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1663"
section_name: "Advertising of open end credit plans"
chapter_number: 41
chapter_name: "CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER CREDIT COST DISCLOSURE"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Credit Advertising and Limits on Credit Card Fees"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 143, May 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 158; Pub. L. 96–221, title VI, §§ 613(f), 619(a), Mar. 31, 1980, 94 Stat. 177, 183; Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1100A(2), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2107.)"
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# § 1663. Advertising of open end credit plans

No advertisement to aid, promote, or assist directly or indirectly the extension of consumer credit under an open end credit plan may set forth any of the specific terms of that plan unless it also clearly and conspicuously sets forth all of the following items:

**(1)** Any minimum or fixed amount which could be imposed.

**(2)** In any case in which periodic rates may be used to compute the finance charge, the periodic rates expressed as annual percentage rates.

**(3)** Any other term that the Bureau may by regulation require to be disclosed.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 143, May 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 158; Pub. L. 96–221, title VI, §§ 613(f), 619(a), Mar. 31, 1980, 94 Stat. 177, 183; Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1100A(2), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2107.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2010—Par. (3).  substituted “Bureau” for “Board”.

1980— in existing introductory text struck out applicability of rate determined under , and amended section generally substituting items setting forth minimum or fixed amount, etc., set out in pars. (1) to (3), for items time period, etc., set out in pars. (1) to (5).

## 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 of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on expiration of two years and six months after , with all regulations, forms, and clauses required to be prescribed to be promulgated at least one year prior to such effective date, and allowing any creditor to comply with any amendments, in accordance with the regulations, forms, and clauses prescribed by the Board prior to such effective date, see , set out as a note under .