Consumer credit law reference
Rhode Island Credit Dispute Laws
Rhode Island relies on the FCRA and its Deceptive Trade Practices Act, which provides for actual damages plus reasonable attorney fees.
Primary state statute
Rhode Island Deceptive Trade Practices Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-13.1
Regulator: Rhode Island Attorney General — Consumer Protection Unit
What Rhode Island adds on top of the federal FCRA
- •Actual damages + attorney fees
- •AG enforcement
- •Private right of action
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