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US HR2642

US HR2642
Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015


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Introduced
06/03/2015
In Committee
06/03/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017

Introduced Session

114th Congress

Bill Summary

Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act with respect to the presumption of a mortgagor's ability to pay a qualified residential mortgage loan and the insured depository institutions or insured credit unions meeting specified criteria that may be its creditors. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act is amended to exempt from its requirement of annual written privacy notices certain financial institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Act is amended to: (1) increase from $500 million to $1 billion the size of certain small insured depository institutions eligible for an 18-month on-site examination cycle, and (2) require private deposit insurers of credit unions to give the Federal Housing Finance Agency copies of independent audit reports within 7 days after the audit is completed. The Federal Home Loan Bank Act is amended to require the treatment of a state-chartered credit union as an insured depository institution even though it is not federally insured if it has applied for membership in a federal home loan bank and has met specified conditions, including insurance application eligibility requirements under the Federal Credit Union Act. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the adequacy of insurance reserves held by the private deposit insurer of privately insured credit unions, including the level of compliance with federal regulations regarding disclosure of a lack of federal deposit insurance. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended to extend securities registration requirements to savings and loan holding companies. The S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 is amended to: establish a transitional period during which a state, while examining the applicant's submitted background information, may permit a covered registered loan originator applying for a state license as a loan originator to act as one under the supervision of a non-depository firm that engages in loan origination in that state, and grant confidentiality to information shared with state and federal regulatory officials with financial services industry oversight authority. The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is amended to cover specified sections of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act as "enumerated consumer laws." The expiration of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 is repealed, and the Act is restored and revived as it was in effect on December 31, 2014.

AI Summary

This bill, the Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015, makes several changes to financial regulations. It amends the Truth in Lending Act to create a "safe harbor" for certain residential mortgage loans originated and held in portfolio by community banks and credit unions, meaning these loans are presumed to meet ability-to-repay rules if they meet specific criteria, including asset size and loan origination volume. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act is amended to exempt certain financial institutions from sending annual written privacy notices if they haven't changed their privacy policies and continue to provide access to the most recent notice. The Federal Deposit Insurance Act is updated to increase the asset threshold for certain small insured depository institutions to qualify for an 18-month on-site examination cycle from $500 million to $1 billion, and it requires private deposit insurers of credit unions to provide copies of independent audit reports to the Federal Housing Finance Agency within seven days of completion. Additionally, state-chartered credit unions that are not federally insured but have applied for membership in a federal home loan bank and meet certain eligibility requirements will be treated as insured depository institutions for the purpose of joining a federal home loan bank, and the Government Accountability Office will report on the adequacy of reserves held by private deposit insurers of credit unions. The bill also extends securities registration requirements to savings and loan holding companies, amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act to allow a transitional period for registered loan originators to obtain state licenses under supervision, and designates certain sections of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act as "enumerated consumer laws" under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010. Finally, it revives the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009, which had expired, restoring it to its status as of December 31, 2014.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (26)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (on 06/03/2015)

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