§ 820.50 Purpose and scope
§ 820.51 General Counsel
§ 820.52 Procedures

Terms Used In CFR > Title 10 > Chapter III > Part 820 > Subpart D - Interpretations

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Equal Credit Opportunity Act: Prohibits creditors from discriminating against credit applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, or because an applicant receives income from a public assistance program. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • you: as used in this part 4290 means a RBIC unless otherwise noted. See 7 CFR 4290.40