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PA HB639

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kristine Howard

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Pennsylvania's Loan Interest and Protection Law to add new definitions for "provider" (entities extending commercial financing offers) and "small business" (businesses with fewer than 500 employees receiving financing offers)

  • Requires providers to disclose six key items to small businesses when executing commercial financing offers: total funds provided, total dollar cost, term length, payment method/frequency/amount, prepayment policies, and annualized rate

  • Mandates that small business agents must sign each disclosure before the commercial financing transaction can be executed

  • Takes effect 60 days after enactment

Legislative Description

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in protective provisions, providing for truth in lending.

Last Action

Referred to Commerce

2/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Commerce2/20/2025

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