Civil Code section 1788.20

In connection with any request or application for covered credit, no person shall:

(a)

Request or apply for that credit at a time when that person knows there is no reasonable probability of that person’s being able, or that person then lacks the intention, to pay the obligation created thereby in accordance with the terms and conditions of the credit extension.

(b)

Knowingly submit false or inaccurate information or willfully conceal adverse information bearing upon that person’s credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity.

Source: Section 1788.20, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1788.­20.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2025; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Jun. 30, 2025

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