Bill > S1916

Introduced Session

Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act of 2014 or the HELP Rural Communities Act of 2014 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to establish an application process under which a person who lives or does business in a state may apply to have a county designated as a rural area for purposes of a federal consumer financial law. Prescribes criteria for the CFPB to consider when evaluating such an application. Requires the CFPB to enter each such application into a sortable, downloadable database publicly accessible through its website.

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Mitch McConnell (R)*,  Mike Johanns (R),  Rand Paul (R), 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. (on 09/16/2014)

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