Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 140d - Consumer Credit Cost Disclosure
Section 35 - Limitations on Creditors' Liability and Consumer Rescission Rights

Section 35. (a) For any consumer credit transaction subject to this chapter that is consummated before September thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-five, a creditor or any assignee of a creditor shall have no civil, administrative or criminal liability under this chapter for, and a consumer shall have no extended rescission rights under section ten with respect to:
(1) the creditor's treatment, for disclosure purposes, of:
(i) taxes described in clause (3) of subsection (d) of section four;
(ii) fees described in clauses (2) and (5) of subsection (e) of said section four;
(iii) fees and amounts referred to in clause (7) of subsection (e) of said section four;
(iv) borrower-paid mortgage broker fees referred to in clause (6) of subsection (a) of said section four.
(2) the form of written notice used by the creditor to inform the obligor of the rights of the obligor under the provisions of section ten if the creditor provided the obligor with a properly dated form of written notice published and adopted by the commissioner or a comparable written notice, and otherwise complied with all the requirements of this chapter regarding notice; or
(3) any disclosure relating to the finance charge imposed with respect to the transaction if the amount or percentage actually disclosed -
(i) may be treated as accurate for the purposes of this chapter if the amount disclosed as the finance charge does not vary from the actual finance charge by more than two hundred dollars;
(ii) may, under clause (2) of said subsection (a) of said section four, be treated as accurate for the purposes of section ten; or
(iii) is greater than the amount or percentage required to be disclosed under this chapter.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(1) any individual action or counterclaim brought under this chapter which was filed before June first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five;
(2) any class action brought under this chapter for which a final order certifying a class was entered before January first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five;
(3) the named individual plaintiffs in any class action brought under this chapter which was filed before June first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five; or
(4) any consumer credit transaction with respect to which a timely notice of rescission was sent to the creditor before June first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order

Chapter 140d - Consumer Credit Cost Disclosure

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Exempt Transactions

Section 3 - Rules and Regulations

Section 4 - Finance Charge; Determination

Section 5 - Annual Percentage Rate; Determination

Section 6 - Inaccurate Disclosure of Finance Charge or Annual Percentage Rate; Adjustment

Section 7 - Disclosure of Information; Multiple Creditors or Obligors; Estimates

Section 8 - Disclosure of Information; Clear and Conspicuous Statements

Section 9 - Information Rendered Inaccurate

Section 10 - Security Interest in Property Used as Dwelling; Rescission; Liability; Application

Section 11 - Disclosure; Open End Credit Plans; Statement; Contents

Section 12 - Disclosure; Other Than Open-End-Credit Plans; Statement; Contents

Section 14 - Multiple-Page Advertisements; Contents; Open-End-Credit Plan

Section 15 - Advertisements; Other Than Open-End-Credit Plans; Contents

Section 15a - Application Form or Pre-Approved Written Solicitation for Open-End Credit Plan; Contents

Section 16 - Liability of Owner or Personnel of Advertising Medium

Section 17 - Oral Response to Cost of Credit Inquiry

Section 18 - Model Disclosure Forms and Clauses

Section 19 - Time for Sending Statement; Noncompliance; Finance Charge

Section 20 - Sale of Goods or Services at Retail; Finance Charge Under Open-End-Credit Plan; Computation

Section 21 - Application of Credit Cardholder's Funds Held by Issuer; Authorization; Agreement Statement

Section 22 - Credit Balance Exceeding One Dollar; Periodic Statement Disclosure; Contents

Section 23 - Transfer of Funds Following Default of Debt; Written Notice; Applicability

Section 24 - Guaranty of Obligations of Other Persons; Notice of Additional Obligations

Section 25 - Issuance of Credit Cards

Section 26 - Cardholder Liability for Unauthorized Use

Section 27 - Unauthorized Use of Credit Cards

Section 28 - Liability of Business for Unauthorized Use of Credit Cards

Section 28a - Cardholder Discounts; Surcharges; Finance Charge

Section 28b - Participation in Credit Card Plans; Conditions

Section 29 - Rules and Regulations; Consistency With Federal Fair Credit Billing Act

Section 30 - Inspection of Records

Section 31 - Prohibited Acts; Penalty

Section 32 - Creditor's Failure to Comply With Law; Damages

Section 33 - Civil Actions Against Subsequent Assignees of Creditor; Written Acknowledgement; Rescission

Section 34 - Unfair Trade Practices; Violations

Section 35 - Limitations on Creditors' Liability and Consumer Rescission Rights

Section 36 - Exemption From Requirements of Federal Law; Action for Determination by Bureau That Commonwealth Requirements Substantially Similar to Federal Requirements