(1) Every solicitation for the issuance of a credit card shall disclose the following information concerning the credit card account:
(a) The annual percentage rate or rates applicable to the credit card account. If the rate or rates are variable, the solicitation shall disclose that fact and shall further disclose either the rate or rates on a specified date or the index from which the rate or rates are determined.
(b) Any minimum, fixed, transaction, activity or similar charge that could be imposed in connection with any use of the credit card.
(c) Any annual or periodic membership or participation fee that may be imposed for the availability, issuance or renewal of the credit card.
(d) Whether or not any time period is provided within which any credit extended through the use of the credit card may be repaid without incurring a finance charge, and a description of any such time period.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Card issuer,” “credit card,” “credit,” “annual percentage rate” and “finance charge” have the meanings given those terms under the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act (P.L. 90-321, 82 Stat. 146, 15 U.S.C. 1601).
(b) “Reasonable time” means the period beginning at the time of publication of a magazine, newspaper or other publication and ending at the time of the next publication of the magazine, newspaper or other publication, but in no case shall the period exceed 90 days following the date of publication.
(c) “Solicitation” means printed material primarily offering to issue a credit card including printed material mailed directly to a person by name that contains an application for or an offer to issue a credit card in the person’s name, application materials available at the credit card issuer’s place of business or other locations or application materials, printed advertisements or other printed information or materials contained in a magazine, newspaper or other publication which shall be considered current at the time of publication and for a reasonable time thereafter. “Solicitation” does not include material which only refers to credit cards as one of the services provided by the issuer nor does it include offers made by radio or television or through a catalog. “Solicitation” does not include an incidental reference to a credit card in the printed material. [Formerly 646.895]
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