Credit and Payment Devices

(Law 818; 3 credits)
This course will examine the laws governing lending money and making payments in both consumer and commercial contexts. Students will examine lending laws, including negotiable instrument law relevant primarily to commercial lending (UCC Article 3) and consumer protection law addressing topics such as disclosure of lending terms, credit reporting, privacy and discriminatory lending practices and laws governing payment devices such as checks (UCC Article 4), electronic fund transfers (UCC Article 4A and the Electronic Fund Transfers Act) and credit and debit cards. 
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