US Congress Senate Bill 1799 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on October 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-11-17 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fairness and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act of 2009 or FAIR Overdraft Coverage Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a depository institution from engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with overdraft coverage, or in acts designed to evade the provisions of this Act. Requires each depository institution that provides overdraft coverage for transaction accounts to clearly and conspicuously disclose overdraft coverage fees. Subjects to the consumer's written, electronic, or other consent overdraft coverage fees for withdrawals from either automated teller machines or from debit card transfers. Requires a depository institution to provide specified consumer disclosures regarding its overdraft protection program, including: (1) periodic statements for any transaction account that has an overdraft coverage program feature; and (2) prompt notification of the account's overdraft status. Prescribes overdraft coverage fee limits. Prohibits an overdraft coverage fee if the overdraft results solely from a debit hold amount that exceeds the actual dollar amount of the transaction. Requires a depository institution to provide consumers who have not consented to participate in an overdraft coverage program transaction accounts with the same terms as those provided to consumers who have consented to participate in such program. Prohibits a depository institution from charging a non-sufficient fund fee for any transaction at an automated teller machine or any debit card transaction. Prohibits a depository institution from reporting negative information regarding consumer use of overdraft coverage to any consumer reporting agency when the overdraft amounts and coverage fees are paid under the terms of an overdraft coverage program.

FAIR Overdraft Coverage Act

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]
Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-11-17		Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
2009-10-19		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10522-10524)
2009-10-19		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10521-10522)

HB3904 (Related) 2009-10-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1799/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1799/BILLS-111s1799is.pdf