Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1491
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2015-06-03
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital

Banking and financial institutions regulation

Congressional oversight

Consumer credit

Financial services and investments

Government studies and investigations

Housing finance and home ownership

Licensing and registrations

Right of privacy

Securities
Latest action: action_date: 2015-10-28
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015</b></p> <p>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. </p> <p> The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act is amended to exempt from its requirement of annual written privacy notices certain financial institutions. </p> <p>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. </p> <p> 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.</p> <p> 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. </p> <p>The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended to extend securities registration requirements to savings and loan holding companies.</p> <p>The S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 is amended to:</p> <ul> <li> 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 </li> <li> grant confidentiality to information shared with state and federal regulatory officials with financial services industry oversight authority. </li> </ul> <p>The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is amended to cover specified sections of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act as "enumerated consumer laws." </p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1491 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 3, 2015 Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Reed , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Tester , Mr. Warner , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Warren , Ms. Heitkamp , and Mr. Donnelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To provide sensible relief to community financial institutions, to protect consumers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Lender Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Helping community lenders Sec. 101. Community bank and credit union portfolio lending. Sec. 102. Exception to annual written privacy notice requirement under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Sec. 103. Expansion of threshold for 18-month on-site examination cycle. Sec. 104. Privately insured credit unions authorized to become members of a Federal home loan bank. Sec. 105. Registration threshold for savings and loan holding companies. Sec. 106. Transitional license authority. TITLE II—Protecting consumers Sec. 201. Protecting servicemembers. Sec. 202. Restoration of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009. Sec. 203. Confidentiality of information shared between State and Federal financial services regulators. I Helping community lenders 101. Community bank and credit union portfolio lending Section 129C(b)(2) of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1639c(b)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Safe Harbor (i) In general In this section— (I) the term qualified mortgage , as defined in subparagraph (A), includes any residential mortgage loan— (aa) that is originated by a covered institution and continuously retained in portfolio by the covered institution; (bb) that, except as provided in subparagraph (E), fully amortizes over a term of not longer than 30 years; (cc) that complies with— (AA) the requirements of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), and (vii) of subparagraph (A); and (BB) any requirements consistent with the purposes described in paragraph (3)(B)(i); (dd) for which the covered institution, at or before consummation of the residential mortgage loan, takes into account and verifies the monthly debt and income of the consumer; and (ee) that is not considered a high-cost mortgage; and (II) a residential mortgage loan that meets the requirements of subclause (I) shall be deemed to meet the requirements of subsection (a) until the residential mortgage loan no longer meets the requirements of subclause (I). (ii) Definition In this subparagraph, the term covered institution means— (I) an insured depository institution or insured credit union that— (aa) at the time of origination of the residential mortgage loan, together with its affiliates, has less than $2,000,000,000 in total consolidated assets; and (bb) during the calendar year preceding the time of origination of the residential mortgage loan, originated not more than 2,000 residential mortgage loans that were— (AA) sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred to another person; or (BB) subject to, at the time of consummation, a commitment to be acquired by another person; or (II) an insured depository institution or insured credit union that, at the time of origination of the residential mortgage loan— (aa) together with its affiliates, has more than $2,000,000,000 and less than $10,000,000,000 in total consolidated assets; (bb) is not considered a specialty bank, such as a bank that offers only a narrow product line (including credit card or motor vehicle loans) to a regional or broader market; (cc) engages in the basic activities of lending and deposit taking as a significant percentage of total assets; (dd) has a limited geographic scope; and (ee) meets any other criteria as determined by the Bureau, including restrictions on the volume of residential mortgage loans— (AA) sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred to another person; or (BB) subject to, at the time of consummation, a commitment to be acquired by another person. . 102. Exception to annual written privacy notice requirement under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Section 503 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 6803 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Exception to annual written notice requirement (1) In general A financial institution described in paragraph (2) shall not be required to provide an annual written disclosure under this section until such time as the financial institution fails to comply with subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2). (2) Covered institutions A financial institution described in this paragraph is a financial institution that— (A) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)(2) or (e) of section 502 or regulations prescribed under section 504(b); (B) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from the policies and practices that were disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers in accordance with this section; and (C) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by regulations prescribed under section 504. . 103. Expansion of threshold for 18-month on-site examination cycle Section 10(d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1820(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking $500,000,000 and inserting $1,000,000,000 ; and (2) in paragraph (10), by striking $500,000,000 and inserting $1,000,000,000 . 104. Privately insured credit unions authorized to become members of a Federal home loan bank (a) In general Section 4(a) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1424(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Certain privately insured credit unions (A) In general Subject to the requirements of subparagraph (B), a credit union that lacks insurance of its member accounts under Federal law shall be treated as an insured depository institution for purposes of this Act. (B) Certification by appropriate State supervisor For purposes of this paragraph, a credit union that lacks insurance of its member accounts under Federal law and that has applied for membership in a Federal home loan bank shall be treated as an insured depository institution if the following has occurred: (i) Determination by State supervisor of the credit union (I) In general Subject to subclause (II), the appropriate supervisor of the State in which the credit union is chartered has determined that the credit union meets all the eligibility requirements under section 201(a) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1781(a) ) to apply for insurance of its member accounts as of the date of the application for membership. (II) Certification deemed valid In the case of any credit union to which subclause (I) applies, if the appropriate supervisor of the State in which such credit union is chartered fails to make the determination required pursuant to such subclause by the end of the 12-month period beginning on the date on which the application is submitted to the supervisor, the credit union shall be deemed to have met the requirements of subclause (I). (ii) Determination by State supervisor of the private deposit insurer The licensing entity of the private deposit insurer that is insuring the member accounts of the credit union— (I) receives, on an annual basis, an independent actuarial opinion that the private insurer has set aside sufficient reserves for losses; and (II) obtains, as frequently as appropriate, but not less frequently than every 36 months, an independent actuary’s study of the capital adequacy of the private insurer. (iii) Submission of financial information The credit union or the appropriate supervisor of the State in which such credit union is chartered makes available, and continues to make available for such time as the credit union is a member of a Federal home loan bank, to the Federal Housing Finance Agency or to the Federal home loan bank all reports, records, and other information related to any examinations or inquiries performed by the supervisor concerning the financial condition of the credit union, as soon as is practicable. (C) Security interests of federal home loan bank not avoidable Notwithstanding any provision of State law authorizing a conservator or liquidating agent of a credit union to repudiate contracts, no such provision shall apply with respect to— (i) any extension of credit from any Federal home loan bank to any credit union that is a member of any such bank pursuant to this paragraph; or (ii) any security interest in the assets of such a credit union securing any such extension of credit. (D) Protection for certain Federal home loan bank advances Notwithstanding any State law to the contrary, if a Bank makes an advance under section 10 to a State-chartered credit union that is not federally insured— (i) the Bank’s interest in any collateral securing the advance has the same priority and is afforded the same standing and rights that the security interest would have had if the advance had been made to a federally insured credit union; and (ii) the Bank has the same right to access such collateral that the Bank would have had if the advance had been made to a federally insured credit union. . (b) Copies of audits of private insurers of certain depository institutions required To be provided to supervisory agencies Section 43(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831t(a)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (iii) in the case of depository institutions described in subsection (e)(2)(A), the member accounts of which are insured by the private deposit insurer, which are members of a Federal home loan bank, to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, not later than 7 days after the audit is completed. . (c) GAO Report Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit a report to Congress— (1) on the adequacy of insurance reserves held by a private deposit insurer that insures the member accounts of an entity described in section 43(e)(2)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831t(e)(2)(A) ); and (2) for an entity described in paragraph (1), the member accounts of which are insured by a private deposit insurer, information on the level of compliance with Federal regulations relating to the disclosure of a lack of Federal deposit insurance. 105. Registration threshold for savings and loan holding companies The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 12(g)— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting after is a bank the following: , a savings and loan holding company (as such term is defined in section 10 of the Home Owners' Loan Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1467a(a) )), ; and (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting after case of a bank the following: , a savings and loan holding company (as such term is defined in section 10 of the Home Owners' Loan Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1467a(a) )), ; and (2) in section 15(d)(1), by striking case of bank and inserting the following: case of a bank, a savings and loan holding company (as such term is defined in section 10 of the Home Owners' Loan Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1467a(a) )), . 106. Transitional license authority Section 1504 of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. 5103 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after as the case may be, the following: and except as provided in subsection (c), ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Transitional authority (1) Definition In this subsection, the term covered registered loan originator means a registered loan originator who— (A) submits the information required under section 1505(a); and (B) during the 30-day period preceding the date of such submission, met the standard of being qualified under section 129B(b)(1)(A) of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1639b(b)(1)(A) ). (2) Authority Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (b) through (e) of section 1505, a State may permit a covered registered loan originator to act as a loan originator, under the supervision of a non-depository firm that engages in loan origination in that State, for the 120-day period beginning on the date on which the covered registered loan originator submits the information required under section 1505(a). (3) Limitation A covered registered loan originator may not act as a loan originator under paragraph (2) after the date on which the 120-day period described in that paragraph expires. . II Protecting consumers 201. Protecting servicemembers Section 1002(12) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5481(12) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (Q), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (R), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (S) sections 101, 107 (except with respect to bailments), 108 (except with respect to insurance), 201 (except with respect to child custody proceedings), 207, 301, 302, 303, 305, and 305A of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. App. 511 , 517, 518, 521, 527, 531, 532, 533, 535, and 535a). . 202. Restoration of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 (a) Repeal of sunset provision Section 704 of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 ( 12 U.S.C. 5201 note; 12 U.S.C. 5220 note; 42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is repealed. (b) Restoration Sections 701 through 703 of such Act, the provisions of law amended or repealed by such sections, and any regulations promulgated pursuant to such sections, as were in effect on December 31, 2014, are restored and revived as if the sunset provision in section 704 had not taken effect. 203. Confidentiality of information shared between State and Federal financial services regulators Section 1512(a) of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. 5111(a) ) is amended by inserting or financial services before industry .