§ 521-d. Deceptive acts prohibited. It is hereby declared to be a deceptive trade practice and unlawful for a credit card registration service to misrepresent in its advertising, promotional materials, sales materials, or in any other manner the nature of the services to be performed, the identity of the provider of the services, or the consequences of failing to subscribe to the services.

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Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 521-D

  • Credit card registration service: means any person who provides to subscribers for a fee services including, but not limited to, any of the following: maintenance of a registry of credit cards or access devices owned by a subscriber; notification on behalf of a subscriber to card issuers or financial institutions that any of a subscriber's credit cards or access devices have been lost or stolen; assistance to a subscriber in obtaining new cards or access devices when the subscriber's cards or access devices have been lost or stolen; and notification on behalf of a subscriber to card issuers or financial institutions that a subscriber's address has changed. See N.Y. General Business Law 521