H.R. 5410 · 108th Congress
Consumer Checking Account Fairness Act
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Consumer Checking Account Fairness Act - Amends the Expedited Funds Availability Act to direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to prescribe regulations to: (1) reduce the expedited funds availability time periods to take into account the time within which any receiving institution can reasonably expect to learn of the nonpayment of most…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 19, 2004
Consumer Checking Account Fairness Act - Amends the Expedited Funds Availability Act to direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to prescribe regulations to: (1) reduce the expedited funds availability time periods to take into account the time within which any receiving institution can reasonably expect to learn of the nonpayment of most items for each category of checks under the Checking Clearing for the 21st Century Act (Check 21 Act) or its implementing regulations; or (2) eliminate distinctions between the time period schedules if the Board finds that they no longer have any significance for any category of checks under such Act or regulations.
Extends the next business day availability requirement to funds deposited at a proprietary ATM.
Sets a limit upon certain overdraft fees imposed during a check hold period.
Requires a depository institution to credit all deposits to a consumer checking account before debiting any check drawn on the account and presented for payment.
Requires that Saturday be treated as a business day in the calculation of any period within which funds deposited in an account are required to be made available if the depository institution debits accounts on Saturdays for checks received.
Reduces from four business days to two business days the mandatory check hold period on funds deposited by nonlocal checks.
Prohibits a depository institution from imposing a fee for paying any check drawn on an account which lacks sufficient funds (bounce protection) unless the accountholder has requested check protection service.
Amends the Check 21 Act to provide that if a bank that holds the account of a consumer imposes any fee for producing a copy of a substitute check, the expedited recredit process shall be available for all charges against the account without regard to whether a substitute check was involved or not.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Consumer Checking Account Fairness Act
Latest action (Nov 19, 2004): Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 19, 2004
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.