Legal Opinion
Belini v. Washington Mutual Bank, FA
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 15, 2005No. 04-2532, 04-2533PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This Truth in Lending Act (TILA) case raises difficult and rarely seen issues that arise when transactions regulated by a given state — here, Massachusetts — have been exempted by the Federal Reserve from most of the Act’s requirements. See 15 U.S.C. § 1633; see also Bizier v. Globe Fin. Servs., Inc., 654 F.2d 1, 2 (1st Cir. 1981). Only five states have received such exemptions. See 12 C.F.R. Pt. 226, Supp. I. In the end, however, this case turns on a narrower issue, one of first impression for this court under TILA. The question is whether TILA permits a damages claim to…
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