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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "15 U.S.C. § 1665e"
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description: "Consideration of ability to repay"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 15
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title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
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chapter_number: "41"
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chapter_name: "CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION"
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section: "1665e"
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citation: "15 U.S.C. § 1665e"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 1665e - Consideration of ability to repay
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## Text
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A card issuer may not open any credit card account for any consumer under an open end consumer credit plan, or increase any credit limit applicable to such account, unless the card issuer considers the ability of the consumer to make the required payments under the terms of such account.
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(Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 150, as added Pub. L. 111–24, title I, § 109(a), May 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1743.)
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## Notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection effective 9 months after May 22, 2009, except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 3 of Pub. L. 111–24, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under section 1602 of this title.
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