Banking

Banking Law covers a wide variety of topics relating to the regulation of banks, bank officials, and nonbank institutions that offer bank services. It involves such issues as deposit and trust accounts, state laws that protect consumers financially, the prohibition against discrimination in the allocation of credit, electronic banking and fund transfer systems, limitations on the disclosure of confidential financial information, and credit card agreements and services. Numerous laws affecting the regulation of financial institutions have been passed, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Protection Act (RESPA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Truth in Savings Act. The law related to banking includes a number of topics such as regulation of banks, both commercial and consumer banks, bank officials, and non-bank financial institutions offering the services rendered by a bank. The term banking now has an extended meaning and includes electronic banking, fund transfer systems, and credit card services.