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119th Congress

H.J.Res. 59

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
J. French Hill(R-AR)
Introduced
Feb 13, 2025
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector
Committees
House Committee on Financial Services
Official text
Reported in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (17)

Original cosponsors (14)

Added later (3)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau titled Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions and published on December 30, 2024. The rule revises provisions regarding charges for insufficient funds in a customer’s bank account (i.e., overdrafts) at very large financial institutions. Under the rule, these institutions must (1) cap overdraft charges at $5; (2) with justification, cap charges at a higher amount; or (3) handle overdrafts as credit and comply with applicable Truth in Lending Act disclosure requirements.

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