U.S. Code > Title 15 Commerce and Trade > CHAPTER 41—CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION (§§ 1601—1693r) > SUBCHAPTER I—CONSUMER CREDIT COST DISCLOSURE (§§ 1601—1667f) > Part B—Credit Transactions (§§ 1631—1651) > § 1642. Issuance of credit cards

§ 1642. Issuance of credit cards

No credit card shall be issued except in response to a request or application therefor. This prohibition does not apply to the issuance of a credit card in renewal of, or in substitution for, an accepted credit card.