Reps. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) today introduced legislation to raise the cap on member business loans from credit unions to as much as 27.5% of assets.

"This legislation takes an important step in shifting our current economic path and putting Americans back to work," Royce said in a statement.The current cap on business loans is 12.25% of assets.

The bill is a companion measure to the bill introduced by Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) last month and has 18 co-sponsors.

Click here to read the text of Udall's bill S. 509.

NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.