{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3312","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28-3312","heading":"Unlawful practices.","body":"It shall be a violation of this chapter for any lender to:\n\n(1)\nmisrepresent as to a material fact;\n\n(2)\nfail to state a material fact;\n\n(3)\ndisparage the services or business of another by false or misleading representations of material facts;\n\n(4)\nadvertise or offer services without the intent to provide them or without the intent to provide them as advertised or offered;\n\n(5)\ninclude in the loan or financial transaction agreement an acceleration clause under which any part or all of the unpaid balance of the loan or financial transaction not yet matured may be declared due and payable for any reason other than due to default by the borrower in the payment or in accordance with another term of the agreement; or\n\n(6)\ninclude in the loan or financial transaction agreement any provision by which the borrower waives any right accruing to him under the provisions of this chapter.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Chapter 33. Interest and Usury."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28-3312","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a5b9a34a10a180a51d3932ef84e9f39d9d16a08ec3ee01af1c79e6af0642413d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3311","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}