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S. 3153 110th Congress Senate

Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2008

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978, to require the Council to establish a single telephone number that consumer… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978, to require the Council to establish a single telephone number that consumers with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 18, 2008 Introduced by: Charles E. Schumer Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative remediesBank examinationCommerceConsumer complaints
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 18, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 18, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 18, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require federal financial institution regulatory agencies, coordinating through the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, to establish: (1) a single, toll-free telephone number for consumer complaints and inquiries concerning institutions under their jurisdiction; and (2) a system for routing such calls to the federal financial institution regulatory agency that primarily supervises the financial institution, or that is otherwise the appropriate agency to address the subject of the complaint or inquiry.

Cites circumstances under which state agencies may receive appropriate call transfers from such federal systems.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4332 Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3153: Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3153/
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