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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. No buy-now-pay-later lender shall take or cause to be taken any confession of judgment or any power of attorney to confess judgment or to appear for the consumer in a judicial proceeding.
2. No buy-now-pay-later lender shall:
(a) employ any scheme, device, or artifice to defraud or mislead a borrower;
(b) engage in any deceptive or unfair practice toward any person or misrepresent or omit any material information in connection with the buy-now-pay-later loans, including, but not limited to, misrepresenting the amount, nature or terms of any fee or payment due or claimed to be due on the loan, the terms and conditions of the loan agreement or the borrower's obligations under the loan;
(c) misapply payments to the outstanding balance of any buy-now-pay-later loan or to any related fees;
(d) provide inaccurate information to a consumer reporting agency; or
(e) make any false statement or make any omission of a material fact in connection with any information or reports filed with a governmental agency or in connection with any investigation conducted by the superintendent or another governmental agency.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Banking Law - BNK § 744. Acts prohibited - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/banking-law/bnk-sect-744/
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