H.R. 6297 · 109th Congress
Freedom to Bank Act
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Freedom to Bank Act - Terminates any provision of federal law (other than the Internal Revenue Code) that subjects a consumer to a penalty for withdrawing or transferring funds from any transaction account or any savings or time deposit.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 29, 2006
Freedom to Bank Act - Terminates any provision of federal law (other than the Internal Revenue Code) that subjects a consumer to a penalty for withdrawing or transferring funds from any transaction account or any savings or time deposit.
Declares that no creditor, depository institution, or credit union shall be required to provide periodic statements of account to a customer unless the customer has notified it of an election to receive such statements.
Requires such entities to establish a procedure for notifying customers of their right to elect to receive statements of account and the method for implementing such election.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Freedom to Bank Act
Latest action (Oct 18, 2006): Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 29, 2006
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.