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HR 3993 112th Congress House

Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act

Official title: To clarify the National Credit Union Administration authority to improve credit union safety and soundness.

Introduced: April 17, 2012 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationNational Credit Union Administration
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Feb 23, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Feb 9, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 9, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 23, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to empower federal credit unions to receive payments, representing equity, on certain uninsured non-share capital accounts, subject to such terms, rates, and conditions as may be established by the board of directors, within limitations prescribed by the National Credit Union Administration Board (Board).

Requires any Board-prescribed system of prompt corrective action to take into account that credit unions rely predominantly (under current law, must rely) upon retained earnings to build net worth.

Redefines "net worth" with respect to any insured credit union (other than a low-income credit union) to include non-share capital accounts, as authorized by the Board, that: (1) do not alter the cooperative nature of the credit union; (2) are uninsured; (3) are subordinate to all other claims against the credit union, including the claims of creditors, shareholders, and the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund; (4) are available to be applied to cover operating losses of the credit union in excess of its retained earnings and, to the extent so applied, will not be replenished; (5) are subject to maturity limits as determined by the Board; and (6) are offered by a credit union that is sufficiently capitalized and well-managed.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3993: Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3993/
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