Consumer Credit

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US Congress 116th Congress

Disaster Protection for Workers’ Credit Act of 2020 [S.3508]
Generally provides credit protections to consumers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and other major disasters. The bill prohibits furnishers of credit information from reporting adverse credit information that is the result of any inaction or action that occurred during the COVID-19 outbreak. It also prohibits any such reporting regarding a consumer who resides in an area covered by a major disaster declaration. Credit reporting agencies are prohibited from including in a credit report any such adverse credit information. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/17/2020

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Coronavirus Guidance for Financial Institutions Act [HB-6265]
Directs the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration to report on the effectiveness of the joint release issued by federal and state financial regulators on March 9, 2020, encouraging financial institutions to meet the needs of customers affected by the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers Introduced In House on 03/12/2020

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Touchless Transactions Act of 2020 [HB-6241]
Prohibits an issuer of an electronic fund transfer from requiring an individual's signature for a point-of-sale transfer that is initiated by a swipe, dip, or tap transaction.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 03/12/2020

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Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act [HB-6116]
Removes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from the Federal Reserve System, converts the bureau into an independent commission, and modifies its leadership structure. Specifically, the bill eliminates the positions of director and deputy director and establishes a five-person commission appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 03/05/2020

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Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act [HB-6012]
Establishes within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a program to award grants to certain nonprofit organizations, state governments, and local governments for financial literacy programs. Programs eligible for grants may include education regarding credit, student loan debt, homeownership, investments, retirement, or starting a business.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas Introduced In House on 02/27/2020

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State (Utah)
Utah 2020 General Session

Credit Reporting Notification Amendments [HB-412]
Credit Reporting Notification Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jacob Anderegg Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/24/2020

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Utah 2020 General Session

Use of Credit Information Amendments [HB-352]
Use of Credit Information Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christine Watkins House/ Strike Enacting Clause In Clerk Of The House on 03/12/2020

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Data Protection Act of 2020 [S.3300]
Establishes in the executive branch an independent Data Protection Agency (DPA) to regulate the processing of personal data. The DPA shall seek to protect individuals' privacy and limit the collection, disclosure, processing, and misuse of individuals' personal data by a covered entity (i.e., a person that collects, processes, or otherwise obtains personal data other than an individual processing personal data in the course of personal or household activity). The DPA must examine and oversee high-risk data practices, which include a systematic or (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/13/2020

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State (Utah)
Utah 2020 General Session

Consumer Lending Amendments [HB-319]
Consumer Lending Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Curtis Bramble Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/24/2020

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To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the creation and sale of trigger leads, and for other purposes. [HB-5720]
Prohibits credit reporting agencies from providing a credit report not initiated by a consumer if the report is being provided on the basis that the consumer has had a credit inquiry regarding a home mortgage loan. This practice, known as producing a trigger lead, provides notice to other mortgage lenders that the consumer is seeking a mortgage loan.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay Introduced In House on 01/30/2020

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Fair Credit Reporting for Servicemembers Act [HB-5677]
Revises consumer credit protections for servicemembers. Among other things, the bill (1) extends consumer credit protections to certain active duty uniformed consumers in a combat zone or aboard a U.S. vessel, and (2) prohibits the inclusion on a consumer report of adverse credit information that occurred while a uniformed consumer was engaged in that type of active duty. The bill also adds to those groups covered by specified active duty credit protections individuals in the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Sanchez Introduced In House on 01/24/2020

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State (Maine)
Maine 129th Legislature

An Act To Increase the Efficiency of Certain Consumer Credit Protection Laws [SB-1767]
An Act To Increase the Efficiency of Certain Consumer Credit Protection Laws

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Foley Carried Over, In The Same Posture, To Any Special Session Of The 129th Legislature Pursuant To Joint Order Sp 788. on 03/17/2020

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Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act [HB-3642]
Generally modifies requirements related to consumer credit reporting. Specifically, it revises the dispute process for consumers challenging information contained on their credit report, establishes an appeals process for disputed information, and establishes the right to injunctive relief. The bill also requires additional disclosures from credit reporting agencies and furnishers of credit information, prohibits automatic renewals for promotional consumer credit products and services, and makes other related changes. Additionally, the bill directs (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Adams Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-363. on 12/23/2019

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Unsolicited Loan Act of 2019 [S.3036]
Prohibits a lender from providing an unsolicited loan check or similar instrument to a consumer. Additionally, a consumer is not liable for any debt incurred from such an instrument.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 12/12/2019

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Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020 [HB-5332]
Revises provisions related to consumer credit reports and credit reporting agencies. (Sec. 2) Credit reporting agencies are directed to create a central online portal that allows consumers to (1) access free credit reports and credit scores, (2) dispute errors, and (3) place or lift security freezes. (Sec. 3) Credit reporting agencies must verify specified identifying information when adding credit information to a consumer's file. Credit reporting agencies must also perform periodic audits of credit reports to ensure accuracy. (Sec. 4) A credit (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Gottheimer Received In The Senate. on 06/30/2020

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Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act [HB-5330]
Restricts the inclusion of medical debt on a consumer credit report. A consumer reporting agency is prohibited from including on a consumer credit report, and a person is prohibited from reporting to such agency (1) medical debt arising from a medically necessary procedure, or (2) other medical debt less than a year old. A person reporting medical debt to a consumer reporting agency must first provide notice to that consumer regarding the restrictions on including medical debt on credit reports. Furthermore, a debt collector is prohibited from collecting (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rashida Tlaib Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-653. on 12/15/2020

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Student Borrower Protections Act of 2019 [HB-5294]
Places requirements on lenders, servicers, or assignees of postsecondary education loans, establishes standards for reporting student loan information to consumer reporting agencies, and requires certification of certain educational lenders. Specifically, the bill establishes rules for lenders, servicers, or assignees of postsecondary education loans, including requirements related to (1) the sale, transfer, or assignment of such loans; (2) interest rate and term changes for such loans; (3) payment information required to be included with each billing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Adams Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 12/11/2019

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Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights [S.2341]
Expands protections for passengers in air transportation. Among other things, the bill requires the Department of Transportation to implement regulations relating to protections for airline passengers from being required to involuntarily relinquish their seats, unless necessary for safety or security; the elimination of the dollar limitations on compensation to passengers denied boarding due to overbooking; compensation to passengers for delayed or cancelled flights; interline agreements between air carriers and other transportation providers; training (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/30/2019

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Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act [S.2919]
Directs financial regulators—including the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration—to issue guidance relating to a government shutdown. Among other things, financial regulators must issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to modify loan terms and to extend credit to consumers and businesses affected by a shutdown, and to take steps to prevent the reporting of adverse credit information (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Van Hollen Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/20/2019

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Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act [S.2833]
Applies certain military consumer credit protections to all consumers. Specifically, the bill caps the interest rate on extensions of consumer credit at 36%.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/12/2019

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