Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act

Bill: 117-hr-7003
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2022-03-08
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation

Economic development
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act</strong></p> <p>This bill eases credit union membership requirements to allow more access for persons in underserved areas. A credit union must, however, submit a business and marketing plan to the National Credit Union Administration explaining the credit union's ability and intent to serve such population. </p> <p>The bill also excludes loans made to members in underserved areas from certain credit union limits on member business loans. </p>

action_date: 2022-06-07
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><strong>Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act</strong></p> <p>This bill eases credit union membership requirements to allow more access for persons in underserved areas. A credit union must, however, submit a business and marketing plan to the National Credit Union Administration explaining the credit union's ability and intent to serve such population. </p> <p>The bill also excludes loans made to members in underserved areas from certain credit union limits on member business loans. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2022 Ms. Waters (for herself and Mr. Perlmutter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to permit credit unions to serve certain underserved areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act . 2. Amendments relating to credit union service to underserved areas Section 109 of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1759 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by striking the field of membership category of which is described in subsection (b)(2), ; (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) the Board determines that the local community, neighborhood, or rural district is an underserved area; and ; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting not later than 2 years after having such underserved area added to the credit union’s charter, before the credit union ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (h) Change of field of membership To include underserved areas (1) In general If an existing Federal credit union applies to the Board to alter or expand the field of membership of the credit union to serve an underserved area, the credit union shall submit a business and marketing plan with such application that explains the credit union’s ability and intent to serve the population of the underserved area through the change in field of membership. (2) Report by credit union Not later than 2 years after the date on which a Federal credit union’s application described under paragraph (1) is approved, the credit union, as part of the ordinary course of the examination cycle and supervision process, shall submit a report to the Administration that includes— (A) an estimate of the number of members of the credit union who are members by reason of the application; (B) a description of the types of financial services utilized by members of the credit union who are members by reason of the application; and (C) an update of the credit union’s implementation of the business and marketing plan described under paragraph (1). . 3. Amendments related to member business lending in underserved areas Section 107A(c)(1)(B) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)(1)(B) ) is amended— (1) in clause (iv), by striking or at the end; (2) in clause (v), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (vi) that is made to a member or associated borrower that lives in or operates in an underserved area. . 4. Underserved area defined Section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1752 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (8), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (10) the term underserved area means a geographic area consisting of one or more population census tracts or one or more counties, that encompass or are located within— (A) an investment area, as defined under section 103(16) of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994; (B) groups of contiguous census tracts in which at least 85 percent individually qualify as low-income communities, as defined under section 45D(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (C) an area that is more than ten miles, as measured from each point along the area’s perimeter, from the nearest branch of a depository institution (as defined under section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) or credit union. . 5. Report by the National Credit Union Administration Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, but no sooner than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Credit Union Administration shall issue a report to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate on the implementation of the amendments made by this Act.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 265 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7003 [Report No. 117–351] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2022 Ms. Waters (for herself and Mr. Perlmutter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services June 7, 2022 Additional sponsor: Mr. David Scott of Georgia June 7, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 8, 2022 A BILL To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to permit credit unions to serve certain underserved areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act . 2. Credit union service to underserved areas Section 109 of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1759 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by striking the field of membership category of which is described in subsection (b)(2), ; (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) the Board determines that the local community, neighborhood, or rural district is an underserved area; and ; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting not later than 2 years after having such underserved area added to the credit union’s charter, before the credit union ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (h) Change of field of membership to include underserved areas (1) In general If an existing Federal credit union applies to the Board to alter or expand the field of membership of the credit union to serve an underserved area, the credit union shall submit a business and marketing plan with such application that explains the credit union’s ability and intent to serve the population of the underserved area through the change in field of membership. (2) Report by credit union Not later than 2 years after the date on which a Federal credit union’s application described under paragraph (1) is approved, the credit union, as part of the ordinary course of the examination cycle and supervision process, shall submit a report to the Administration that includes— (A) an estimate of the number of members of the credit union who are members by reason of the application; (B) a description of the types of financial services utilized by members of the credit union who are members by reason of the application; and (C) an update of the credit union’s implementation of the business and marketing plan described under paragraph (1). . 3. Member business lending in underserved areas Section 107A(c)(1)(B) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)(1)(B) ) is amended— (1) in clause (iv), by striking or at the end; (2) in clause (v), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (vi) that is made to a member or associated borrower that lives in or operates in an underserved area. . 4. Underserved area defined Section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1752 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ; and and inserting a period; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (10) The term underserved area means a geographic area consisting of one or more population census tracts or one or more counties, that encompass or are located within— (A) an investment area, as defined under section 103(16) of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994; (B) groups of contiguous census tracts in which at least 85 percent individually qualify as low-income communities, as defined under section 45D(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (C) an area that is more than ten miles, as measured from each point along the area’s perimeter, from the nearest branch of a depository institution (as defined under section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) or credit union. . 5. Reports by the National Credit Union Administration (a) Initial report Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, but no sooner than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Credit Union Administration shall issue a report to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate on the implementation of the amendments made by this Act. (b) Update The National Credit Union Administration shall issue an updated report on the implementation of the amendments made by this Act to the committees described under subsection (a) on the date that is 5 years after the date on which the Administration issues the initial report under subsection (a).

June 7, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed