United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2540 (117th)
Small Business Lending Fairness Act
Introduced
14 April 2021
Last action
14 April 2021 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsors
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Bradley Schneider
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Small Business Lending Fairness Act This bill prohibits as a condition to a loan or extension of credit a confession of judgment or similar agreement. (A confession of judgment is an agreement to a judgment of liability without notice and opportunity to be heard in court in the event of the default of a borrower.)
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Timeline
14 April 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 April 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 April 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 April 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 April 2021
Sponsors
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
- Bradley Schneider · D · Sponsor
- · hsba00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Small Business Lending Fairness Act
- related to ← Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act
- related to ← Small Business Lending Fairness Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2540
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2540
- us · 117-hr-2540 · source updated 5 December 2025