Bank Accessibility Act
Latest action · May 2, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 15, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bank Accessibility Act - Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 with respect to the requirement that, in examining a financial institution, the appropriate federal financial supervisory agency assess and take into account the institution's record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
Requires the appropriate federal financial supervisory agency, in making such an assessment, to consider as factors: (1) the branch distribution of such institutions in low- to moderate-income communities; and (2) the services provided to borrowers in such communities by such institutions, including free check cashing and debit card and ATM services. Requires the consideration of such factors to be weighted to account for approximately 33% of the institutions's rating.
Requires the appropriate federal financial supervisory agency to prescribe regulations that, in the case of any regulated financial institution receiving a low rating with respect to such factors, deny any of the institution's merger or expansion requests; and (2) impose a civil money penalty on the institution.
Requires deposit of collected civil monetary penalties in accounts made available to carry out the appropriate federal financial supervisory agency's responsibilities under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.
Requires the appropriate federal financial supervisory agency to prescribe regulations that reward a regulated financial institution that receives a high rating with respect to such factors.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
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- May 2, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
- Apr 15, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 15, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
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- Apr 15, 2011Introduced in House
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