View all text of Subchapter VII [§ 5621 - § 5628]
§ 5623. Expanded access to mainstream financial institutions
(a) In general
The Secretary is authorized to establish a multiyear program of grants, cooperative agreements, financial agency agreements, and similar contracts or undertakings to promote initiatives designed—
(1) to enable low- and moderate-income individuals to establish one or more accounts in a federally insured depository institution that are appropriate to meet the financial needs of such individuals; and
(2) to improve access to the provision of accounts, on reasonable terms, for low- and moderate-income individuals.
(b) Program eligibility and activities
(1) In general
(2) Account activities
Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, an eligible entity may, in participating in a program established under subsection (a), offer or provide to low- and moderate-income individuals products and services relating to accounts, including—
(A) small-dollar value loans; and
(B) financial education and counseling relating to conducting transactions in and managing accounts.
(Pub. L. 111–203, title XII, § 1204, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2130.)