A bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to provide for an application process for interested parties to apply for a county to be designated as a rural area, and for other purposes.
Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act of 2014 or the HELP Rural Communities Act of 2014 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to establish an application process under which a person who lives or does business in a state may apply to have a county designated as a rural area for purposes of a federal consumer financial law.
Prescribes criteria for the CFPB to consider when evaluating such an application.
Requires the CFPB to enter each such application into a sortable, downloadable database publicly accessible through its website.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S326-327)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S327)
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
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