[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 12, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 12CFR609.950]

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                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
                 CHAPTER VI--FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 609_ELECTRONIC COMMERCE--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart D_General Requirements for Electronic Communications
 
Sec. 609.950  Electronic communications.


    (a) Agreement. In accordance with E-SIGN, System institutions may 
communicate electronically in business, consumer, or commercial 
transactions. E-commerce transactions require the agreement of all 
parties when you do business.
    (b) Communications with consumers. E-SIGN and Federal Reserve Board 
Regulations B, M, and Z (12 CFR parts 202, 213, and 226) outline 
specific disclosure requirements for communications with consumers.

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    (c) Communications with parties other than consumers. The consumer 
disclosure requirements of E-SIGN and of Federal Reserve Board 
Regulation B (12 CFR part 202) do not apply to your communications with 
parties other than consumers. (Federal Reserve Board Regulations M and Z 
(12 CFR parts 213 and 226) apply to consumers only.) Nonetheless, you 
must ensure that your communications, including those disclosures 
required under the Act and the regulations in this part, demonstrate 
good business practices in the delivery of credit and closely related 
services and in your obtaining goods and services.