Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2008

Summary

Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require federal financial institution regulatory agencies, coordinating through the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, to establish: (1) a single, toll-free telephone number for consumer complaints and inquiries concerning institutions under their jurisdiction; and (2) a system for routing such calls to the federal financial institution regulatory agency that primarily supervises the financial institution, or that is otherwise the appropriate agency to address the subject of the complaint or inquiry. Cites circumstances under which state agencies may receive appropriate call transfers from such federal systems.

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Timeline

1. 18 June 2008

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 June 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 18 June 2008 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 June 2008

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 June 2008

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 June 2008

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Sponsors

• Charles Schumer · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• · ssbk00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2007