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Small business advisory review panel for potential small business lending data collection rulemaking

In the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Congress directed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to adopt regulations governing the collection of small business lending data. Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act amended the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to require financial institutions to compile, maintain, and submit to the Bureau certain data on applications for credit for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses. Congress enacted section 1071 for the purpose of (1) facilitating enforcement of fair lending laws and (2) enabling communities, governmental entities, and creditors to identify business and community development needs and opportunities for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses.

The Bureau is now in the process of writing regulations to implement section 1071. Under the process established by Congress in the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA), the Bureau is required to consult with representatives of small entities likely to be affected directly by the regulations the Bureau is considering proposing and to obtain feedback on the likely impacts the rules the Bureau is considering would have on small entities. For additional materials, see our webpage compiling all materials regarding the section 1071 rulemaking.

Full report

Final Report of the Small Business Review Panel on the CFPB’s Proposals Under Consideration for the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rulemaking

Press Release: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Report on Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act’s Small Business Lending Data Collection Requirement

Panel documents

Outline of Proposals Under Consideration and Alternatives Considered

High-Level Summary of Outline of Proposals Under Consideration for SBREFA

Discussion Guide for Small Entity Representatives

Press Release: CFPB Releases Outline of Proposals Under Consideration to Implement Small Business Lending Data Collection Requirements