(a) Authority. The regulation in this part, known as Regulation E, is issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) pursuant to the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. § 1693 et seq.). The information-collection requirements have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. § 3501 et seq. and have been assigned OMB No. 3170-0014.

Terms Used In 12 CFR 1005.1

  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.

(b) Purpose. This part carries out the purposes of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, which establishes the basic rights, liabilities, and responsibilities of consumers who use electronic fund transfer and remittance transfer services and of financial institutions or other persons that offer these services. The primary objective of the act and this part is the protection of individual consumers engaging in electronic fund transfers and remittance transfers.

[76 FR 81023, Dec. 27, 2011, as amended at 77 FR 6285, Feb. 7, 2012]