2025-12-15

Agencies Announce 2026 Dollar Thresholds for Truth in Lending and Consumer Leasing Rules

The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau established a $73,400 threshold for 2026 to determine whether consumer credit and lease transactions fall under Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing). Calculated using a 2.1 percent annual increase in the CPI-W index, this adjustment mandates that transactions at or below the limit receive these statutory protections. Private education loans and real property-secured mortgages remain subject to Regulation Z regardless of their dollar amount.

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The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today announced the dollar thresholds used to determine whether certain consumer credit and lease transactions in 2026 are subject to certain protections under Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing). By law, the agencies are required to adjust the thresholds annually based on the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, known as CPI-W.  Transactions at or below the thresholds are subject to the protections of the regulations. Specifically, based on the 2.1 percent annual percentage increase in the CPI-W as of June 1, 2025, Regulation Z and Regulation M generally will apply to consumer credit transactions and consumer leases of $73,400 or less in 2026.  However, private education loans and loans secured by real property, such as mortgages, are subject to Regulation Z regardless of the amount of the loan. Read the Consumer Leasing (Regulation M) Read the Truth in Lending (Regulation Z) Media Contacts CFPB: CFPB Media Relations press@cfpb.gov FRB: Meg Nelson (202) 452-2955

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