Prepaid Rule
These summaries, charts, and reference materials offer an easy way to understand the rule and see which provisions are likely to apply to certain products or businesses. These references aren’t substitutes for reviewing the Prepaid Rule, but they can give you an idea of where to start.
Featured topic
On February 27, 2019, the Bureau issued technical specifications and published additional resources regarding the agreement submission requirements of the prepaid rule.
Rule
Guides
Preparing the short form disclosure for prepaid accounts
Quick references
Executive summary of the 2018 prepaid rule amendments
Unofficial redline of the 2018 amendments to the
prepaid rule
Prepaid rule’s key changes for payroll card accounts
Prepaid rule’s key changes for government benefit accounts
Prepaid account coverage chart
Model and sample pre-acquisition disclosure forms for prepaid accounts
Executive summary of the 2016 prepaid rule
Submission of prepaid account agreements
For information regarding the agreement submission requirements of the prepaid rule, see the Bureau’s agreement submission resources.
Additional materials
Disclosure native design files and sample code
For the convenience of the prepaid industry and to help reduce development costs, the Bureau is providing native design files for print and source code for web-based disclosures for all of the model and sample forms included in the final rule.
Consumer education materials
Prepaid cards and other prepaid accounts. Information to help consumers choose the right prepaid account for their situation and understand their rights.