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15 U.S. Code § 1693o-1. Remittance transfers
(a) Disclosures required for remittance transfers
(1) In general
Each remittance transfer provider shall make disclosures as required under this section and in accordance with rules prescribed by the Bureau. Disclosures required under this section shall be in addition to any other disclosures applicable under this subchapter.
(2) DisclosuresSubject to rules prescribed by the Bureau, a remittance transfer provider shall provide, in writing and in a form that the sender may keep, to each sender requesting a remittance transfer, as applicable to the transaction—
(A) at the time at which the sender requests a remittance transfer to be initiated, and prior to the sender making any payment in connection with the remittance transfer, a disclosure describing—
(i)
the amount of currency that will be received by the designated recipient, using the values of the currency into which the funds will be exchanged;
(ii)
the amount of transfer and any other fees charged by the remittance transfer provider for the remittance transfer; and
(iii)
any exchange rate to be used by the remittance transfer provider for the remittance transfer, to the nearest 1/100th of a point; and
(B) at the time at which the sender makes payment in connection with the remittance transfer—
(i) a receipt showing—
(I)
the information described in subparagraph (A);
(II)
the promised date of delivery to the designated recipient; and
(III)
the name and either the telephone number or the address of the designated recipient, if either the telephone number or the address of the designated recipient is provided by the sender; and
(ii) a statement containing—
(I)
information about the rights of the sender under this section regarding the resolution of errors; and
(II) appropriate contact information for—
(aa)
the remittance transfer provider; and
(bb)
the State agency that regulates the remittance transfer provider and the Bureau, including the toll-free telephone number established under section 5493 of title 12.
(3) Requirements relating to disclosuresWith respect to each disclosure required to be provided under paragraph (2) a remittance transfer provider shall—
(A)
provide an initial notice and receipt, as required by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), and an error resolution statement, as required by subsection (d), that clearly and conspicuously describe the information required to be disclosed therein; and
(B)
with respect to any transaction that a sender conducts electronically, comply with the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.).
(4) Exception for disclosures of amount received
(A) In generalSubject to the rules prescribed by the Bureau, and except as provided under subparagraph (B), the disclosures required regarding the amount of currency that will be received by the designated recipient shall be deemed to be accurate, so long as the disclosures provide a reasonably accurate estimate of the foreign currency to be received. This paragraph shall apply only to a remittance transfer provider who is an insured depository institution, as defined in section 1813 of title 12, or an insured credit union, as defined in section 1752 of title 12, and if—
(i)
a remittance transfer is conducted through a demand deposit, savings deposit, or other asset account that the sender holds with such remittance transfer provider; and
(ii)
at the time at which the sender requests the transaction, the remittance transfer provider is unable to know, for reasons beyond its control, the amount of currency that will be made available to the designated recipient.
(B) Deadline
The application of subparagraph (A) shall terminate 5 years after July 21, 2010, unless the Bureau determines that termination of such provision would negatively affect the ability of remittance transfer providers described in subparagraph (A) to send remittances to locations in foreign countries, in which case, the Bureau may, by rule, extend the application of subparagraph (A) to not longer than 10 years after July 21, 2010.