What is the "primary purpose" of a credit transaction under the Truth In Lending Act? The Third Circuit will look beyond the facade to find out

In St. Hill v. Tribeca Lending Corp., Case No. 09-2214, 2010 WL 2997724 (3rd Cir. Dec. 8, 2010), the Third Circuit showed that, in determining whether the Truth In Lending Act (TILA) applied to a credit transaction, it would look beyond obvious facts to ascertain a transaction's "primary purpose."

Filed under:
USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Foley & Lardner LLP, Bankruptcy, Credit (finance), Collateral (finance), Statute of limitations, Consideration, Testimony, Mortgage loan, Refinancing, Trustee, Third Circuit
Authors:
Trent M. Johnson
Location:
USA
Firm:
Foley & Lardner LLP