Sec. 12.
(1) A regulated lender is not liable for a violation of this act if the regulated lender has fully complied with the federal truth-in-lending act, Public Law 90-321, 15 U.S.C. 1601 to 1667e and shows that the violation was an unintentional and bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid the error. Examples of a bona fide error include clerical, calculation, computer malfunction, programming, or printing errors. An error in legal judgment with respect to a person's obligations under this act is not a bona fide error.
(2) A regulated lender is not liable for a violation of this act if, within 60 days after discovering the violation and before the institution of an action under section 11, the regulated lender notifies the borrower or buyer of the violation and corrects the violation in a manner that, to the extent it is reasonably possible to do so, restores the borrower or buyer to the position in which the borrower or buyer would have been if the violation had not occurred.
(3) The burden of proving that a violation was an unintentional and bona fide error is on the regulated lender.
History: 1995, Act 162, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibility of the financial institutions bureau and the commissioner of the financial institutions bureau to the commissioner of the office of financial and insurance services and the office of financial and insurance services by type III transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2000-2, compiled at MCL 445.2003 of the Michigan compiled laws.
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce
Act 162 of 1995 - Credit Reform Act (445.1851 - 445.1864)
Section 445.1851 - Short Title.
Section 445.1852 - Definitions.
Section 445.1853 - Scope of Act.
Section 445.1858 - Certain Provisions in Written Agreement as Void and Unenforceable.
Section 445.1860 - Written Complaint Alleging Violation of Act; Duty of Commissioner.
Section 445.1862 - Violation of Act; Exceptions.
Section 445.1863 - Enforcement of Other Laws Not Limited.
Section 445.1864 - Validity of Transactions, Rates of Interest, Fees, or Charges.