Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act of 2014 or the HELP Rural Communities Act of 2014 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to establish an application process under which a person who lives or does business in a state may apply to have a county designated as a rural area for purposes of a federal consumer financial law.
Prescribes criteria for the CFPB to consider when evaluating such an application.
Requires the CFPB to enter each such application into a sortable, downloadable database publicly accessible through its website.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-16 | Committee | Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. | Senate |
| 2014-01-14 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S327) | Senate |
| 2014-01-14 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |