Bill to Raise MBL Cap Introduced in Senate
The bill would raise the cap on member business lending to 27.5% of a credit union’s assets, opening billions in capital for small businesses.
The bill would raise the cap on member business lending to 27.5% of a credit union’s assets, opening billions in capital for small businesses.
Higher cap would create 140,000 new jobs and $13 billion in new business lending, estimates CUNA.
Bills for prize-linked savings and updating the OR Credit Union act introduced; plus updates on other bills we’re tracking.
Federal legislation that would increase credit unions’ member business lending cap has been reintroduced in the Senate.
A bill that would more than double the MBL cap was introduced in the House of Representatives this morning, and another that would give credit unions access to supplemental capital is expected to be introduced in the House this afternoon.
The Washington State Legislature is in full swing, and as committees begin holding hearings, a number of bills are in the works with a potential impact on credit unions.
More than 1,200 bills were introduced yesterday in the Oregon Legislature, including two at the request of the House Interim Committee on Revenue with potential ramifications for credit unions.
Credit unions are calling on Congress to stop, study and start over on planned interchange fee regulations, and legislation that would do just that could be introduced later this week.