[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50071-50072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20394]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Public Input on Expanding Access to Credit Through Online 
Marketplace Lending

AGENCY: Office of the Undersecretary for Domestic Finance, Department 
of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 20, 2015, the Office of the Undersecretary for 
Domestic Finance (the Office) published the Request for Information 
(RFI) ``Public Input on Expanding Access to Credit Through Online 
Marketplace Lending,'' which states that comments on the RFI must be 
submitted on or before August 31, 2015. The Office has determined that 
an extension of the comment period through September 30, 2015 is 
appropriate.

DATES: Comments must be received not later than September 30, 2015.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the methods identified in 
the RFI. Please submit your comments using only one method.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general inquiries, submission 
process questions or any additional information, please email 
[email protected] or call (202) 622-1083. All responses 
to this Notice and Request for Information should be submitted via 
http://www.regulations.gov to ensure consideration. If you use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 20, 2015, the Office published the 
RFI,\1\ seeking public comment on (i) the various business models of 
and products offered by online marketplace lenders to small businesses 
and consumers; (ii) the potential for online marketplace lending to 
expand access to credit to historically underserved market segments; 
and (iii) how the financial regulatory framework should evolve to 
support the safe growth of this industry. The RFI states that comments 
must be submitted on or before August 31, 2015. The Office has 
determined that an extension of the comment period through September 
30, 2015, is appropriate in order to provide the public more time to 
review, consider, and comment on the RFI.
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    \1\ Public Input on Expanding Access to Credit Through Online 
Marketplace Lending, 80 FR 42,866 (July 20, 2015).

    Dated: August 11, 2015.
David G. Clunie,
Executive Secretary.
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