(a) Prohibition. In connection with collecting a debt arising out of an extension of credit to a consumer, it is an unfair act or practice for you, directly or indirectly, to levy or collect any delinquency charge on a payment, when the only delinquency is attributable to late fees or ydelinquency charges assessed on earlier installments and the payment is otherwise a full payment for the applicable period and is paid on its due date or within an applicable grace period.
(b) Collecting a debt defined--Collecting a debt means, for the purposes of this section, any activity, other than the use of judicial process, that is intended to bring about or does bring about repayment of all or part of money due (or alleged to be due) from a consumer.
Sec. Appendix to Part 535--Official Staff Commentary
Subpart A--General Provisions
Section 535.1 Authority, Purpose, and Scope.
1(c) Scope
1. Penalties for noncompliance. Administrative enforcement of the rule for savings associations may involve actions under section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818), including cease-and-desist orders requiring that actions be taken to remedy violations and civil money penalties.
2. Application to subsidiaries. The term ``savings association'' as used in this Appendix also includes subsidiaries owned in whole or in part by a savings association.