S. 1916 · 113th Congress
HELP Rural Communities Act of 2014
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mitch McConnell
- Introduced
- 2014-01-14
- Latest action
- 2014-09-16 · Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Summary
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.