Dictionary · 12 CFR Part 1002 - Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)

A notification of i) a refusal to grant credit in substantially the amount or on substantially the terms requested in an application unless the creditor makes a counteroffer (to grant credit in a different amount or on other terms) and the applicant uses or expressly accepts the credit offered; ii) A termination of an account or an unfavorable change in the terms of an account that does not affect all or substantially all of a class of the creditor's accounts or iii) A refusal to increase the amount of credit available to an applicant who has made an application for an increase.