| 1969 |
April |
Establishment of the "Japan Consumer Finance
Association" |
|
1970 |
May |
Exchange and cooperation with NCFA (currently
AFSA) |
|
1975 |
May |
Establishment of "Lenders Exchange Co., Ltd.",
the first personal credit information bureau in Japan From that
time, nationwide organization has been carried out. |
|
1976 |
August |
Publication of "Consumer Finance White Paper",
the basic data of the trade |
|
1978 |
February |
Enactment of "Code of Conduct", self-imposed
control of business Enforcement of "Voluntary Lowering Interest
Rate" |
| |
August |
JCFA tentative plan of "Small Loan Law" announced
to prompt enactment. |
|
1980 |
April |
Inauguration of "Relief and Rehabilitation Organization" for
protection and relief of consumers. |
|
1982 |
June |
Publication of "Kono yubi tomare", a picture
book on credit Since then consumer education centered on awareness
of money has been supported. |
|
1983 |
November |
Enforcement of the "Money Lending Control Law
/ Revised Law Concerning the Regulation of Receiving of Capital
Subscription" |
|
1989 |
April |
"20th Anniversary Commemorating Establishment
of JCFA" held. |
|
1993 |
July |
The first "Automatic Contract Machine" installed
in Tokyo and Fukuoka Other companies followed suit, which helped
the spread of ACMs throughout the country. |
|
1995 |
December |
"'95 Japan U.S. Consumer Education Seminar" held
in Tokyo and Osaka |
|
1996 |
August |
Trainees sent to Iowa State University to attend
the first "Monetary Management Counselor Seminar" |
|
1997 |
June |
Establishment of "JCFA Monetary Management Counseling
Organization" "Counseling Research Society" established under
the joint auspices of JCCF |
| |
September |
A free consultation counter of the "Monetary
Management Counseling Service", a consumer counseling organization
opened in Tokyo and Osaka |
|
1999 |
April |
"30th Anniversary Commemorating Establishment
of JCFA" held. |
|
2000 |
June |
Enforcement of "New Money Lending Control Act".
The upper limit of interest rate was lowered to 29.2% |
| |
July |
Participation in "AFSA/JCFA Finance Service Symposium" |
|
2001 |
April |
"JCFA Counseling Home-study Course" held. |
| |
October |
Lecturers from Money Management Counseling Service,
sent to "Nara Kenritsu University Extension Course of Moner
Management". |
|
2002 |
April |
Public counseling facility "Japan Credit
Counseling Assiciation" opened in Tokyo. |