HR 1806 118th Congress House Commerce Banking and financial institutions regulation Business records Data collection, sharing, protection Financial services and investments Small business

Small LENDER Act

Introduced: March 27, 2023 Introduced by: Hill, J. French Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov

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Mar 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Mar 27, 2023

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Lenders Exempt from New Data and Excessive Reporting Act or the Small LENDER Act

This bill exempts certain financial institutions and transactions from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reporting requirements with respect to data about small business credit applications.

Under the bill, the requirements apply only to financial institutions that originate at least 500 credit transactions to small businesses in each of the preceding two years. The bill further defines small businesses as those with annual revenue of $1 million or less.

Currently, the CFPB has proposed a rule that the requirements apply only to financial institutions that originate at least 25 annual credit transactions to small businesses in each of the preceding two years. The rule further defines small businesses as those with annual revenue of $5 million or less.

What's happening now March 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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