Two Commercial Financing Bills Introduced in Pennsylvania

Add Pennsylvania to the list of states with commercial financing bills. Last week, Representative Kristine C. Howard introduced HB1791 and HB1972, which would outlaw Confessions of Judgment provisions in contracts and require mandatory disclosures to businesses respectively. In the latter, commercial financing providers would be required to disclose the total amount of funds provided, the total dollar cost of the financing, the term or estimated term, the payment method/frequency, prepayment policy, and APR.

The bills were expected. Rep. Howard pledged to introduce them back in February when she circulated a memo titled “Protecting Small Businesses from Predatory Lending.“