credit
Defined in 10 places across 7 titles of the United States Code.
Credit; creditor; credit card; and card issuer.—The terms "credit", "creditor", "credit card", and "card issuer" have the meanings given the terms in section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602).
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- 2006–present31 U.S.C. § 5362Money and Finance · Definitions · in this subchapter
“credit” means the application of an overpayment (in whole or in part) against an obligation which has become due to discharge, cancel or reduce the obligation;
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- 1996–present30 U.S.C. § 1702Mineral Lands and Mining · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
For purposes of this section, the term "credit" includes—
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- 1994–201422 U.S.C. § 286ZForeign Relations and Intercourse · Collection and exchange of information on monetary and financial problems · for purposes of this section
For purposes of this section, the term “credit” includes—
(1) outstanding loans to private and public entities, including government entities, instrumentalities, and central banks of any member, and
(2) unused lines of credit which have been made available to those private and public entities of any member,
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- 2013–present22 U.S.C. § 286ZForeign Relations and Intercourse · Collection and exchange of information on monetary and financial problems · for purposes of this section
makes, draws, utters, or delivers any check, draft, or order for the payment of money upon any bank or other depository, knowing at the time that the maker or drawer has not or will not have sufficient funds in, or credit with, the bank or other depository for the payment of that check, draft, or order in full upon its presentment, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. The making, drawing, uttering, or delivering by a maker or drawer of a check, draft, or order, payment of which is refused by the drawee because of insufficient funds of the maker or drawer in the drawee's possession or control, is prima facie evidence of his intent to defraud or deceive and of his knowledge of insufficient funds in, or credit with, that bank or other depository, unless the maker or drawer pays the holder the amount due within five days after receiving notice, orally or in writing, that the check, draft, or order was not paid on presentment. In this section, the word “credit” means an arrangement or understanding, express or implied, with the bank or other depository for the payment of that check, draft, or order.
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- 1994–present10 U.S.C. § 923AArmed Forces · Art. 123a. Making, drawing, or uttering check, draft, or order without sufficient funds · in this section
The term “credit” has the meaning given to such term in section 1602(e) 1 of this title.
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- 2011–present15 U.S.C. § 1679ACommerce and Trade · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
The term “credit” has the meaning given to such term in section 1602(e) of this title.
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- 1996–201115 U.S.C. § 1679ACommerce and Trade · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
The term "credit" means a credit allocated to a certified nuclear reactor under subsection (e)(2).
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- 2021–present42 U.S.C. § 18753The Public Health and Welfare · Civil nuclear credit program · in this section
The term “credit” means the right granted by a creditor to a debtor to defer payment of debt or to incur debt and defer its payment.
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 1602Commerce and Trade · Definitions and rules of construction · in this section
The term “credit” means the right granted by a creditor to a debtor to defer payment of debt or to incur debts and defer its payment or to purchase property or services and defer payment therefor.
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 1691ACommerce and Trade · Definitions; rules of construction · in this section
The term “credit” means the right granted by a person to a consumer to defer payment of a debt, incur debt and defer its payment, or purchase property or services and defer payment for such purchase.
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- 2010–present12 U.S.C. § 5481Banks and Banking · Definitions · in this title
The terms “consumer” and “credit” have the meanings given the terms in section 1602 of title 15.
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- 2022–present12 U.S.C. § 5802Banks and Banking · Definitions · in this chapter
The terms “credit”, “creditor”, “credit card”, and “card issuer” have the meanings given the terms in section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602).
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- 201331 U.S.C. § 5362Money and Finance · Definitions · in this subchapter