§ 508. Administration by the attorney general. The attorney general may make rules and regulations necessary for the administration of this article; provided, however, that such rules and regulations shall not attempt to regulate or characterize rental-purchase agreements as a security interest, credit sale, retail installment sale, conditional sale or any other form of consumer credit that imputes to a rental-purchase agreement the creation of a debt or extension of credit, nor shall such rules and regulations require the disclosure of a percentage rate calculation, including a time-price differential, an annual percentage rate, or an effective annual percentage rate.

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Terms Used In N.Y. Personal Property Law 508

  • Annual percentage rate: The cost of credit at a yearly rate. It is calculated in a standard way, taking the average compound interest rate over the term of the loan so borrowers can compare loans. Lenders are required by law to disclose a card account's APR. Source: FDIC