WASHINGTON–An amendment has been added to a House appropriations bill that would require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop any rulemaking on short-term, small-dollar loans.
Reps. Steven Palazzo (R-MI) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) added the amendment to the financial services and general government appropriations bill for fiscal year 2017, which was considered Thursday by the House Appropriations Committee.
“We appreciate the attention the committee has given to this rulemaking. The CFPB has proposed an overly complicated rule to cover relatively simple lending for which there is considerable consumer demand,” said Ryan Donovan, CUNA’s chief advocacy officer. “If the Bureau moves forward at an imprudent pace without fully understanding the market or the impact of its proposal, the consequence for borrowers could be that short-term, small-dollar credit becomes significantly less available. The amendment slows down the process to ensure that if the Bureau moves forward it will do so after more comprehensive consideration."