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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A credit services organization, and its salespersons, agents and representatives who offer or sell the services of the credit services organization, may not do any of the following:
(a) Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the buyer to a merchant who will or may extend credit to the buyer, if the credit extended to the buyer is upon substantially the same terms as is credit that is available to the general public.
(b) Make, or counsel or advise any buyer to make, any statement which is untrue or misleading and which is known, or which by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a consumer reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a buyer or to whom a buyer is applying for an extension of credit, with respect to a buyer's credit worthiness, credit standing or credit capacity.
(c) Make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of the credit services organization or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization.
(2) A violation of this section is subject to s. 425.305.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wisconsin Statutes Consumer Transactions (Ch. 421 to 429) § 422.503. Prohibited activities - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wi/consumer-transactions-ch-421-to-429/wi-st-422-503/
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