Small Business Financing Industry Representatives Testified in New York Senate Hearing on Licensing
Several representatives from across the small business finance industry testified in a New York State Senate hearing on Tuesday. Up for debate was Senate Bill S1450, which would require a license to engage in commercial financing. As part of that, Banking Committee Chairman Senator James Sanders Jr. fielded testimony and asked questions about bad actors, usury caps, non-compliance penalties, and more. Those called upon at the hearing included:
- Natalie Pappas, Deputy General Counsel, Rapid Finance, on behalf of the SBFA
- Amy Carpenter Holmes, Deputy Counsel, Kapitus
- Chris Grimm, Head of State Government Relations, ILPA
- Katherine C. Fisher, Esq., Partner at Hudson Cook, LLP, on behalf of the RBFC
- Phil Goldfeder, CEO, American Fintech Council
- Chuck Bell, Programs Director of Advocacy, Consumer Reports
Almost all of the organizations were in favor of some form of licensing system in New York except for the Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA). The ILPA, more famously known for its previous SMART Box initiative, explained that high compliance costs, inflation, and rising interest rates were putting significant pressure on its member’s businesses.
The video below, which curates just the relevant parts of the day, consists of two separate panels on the same subject. Be sure to watch them both.
Sean Murray is the President and Chief Editor of deBanked and the founder of the Broker Fair Conference. Connect with me on LinkedIn or follow me on twitter. You can view all future deBanked events here.
