Housing Finance And Home Ownership

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Housing Fairness Act of 2017 Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-149] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Disabilities ] [Community Development ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ]
Housing Fairness Act of 2017 Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to conduct a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Introduced In House on 01/03/2017

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Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Act of 2017 [HB-110] [Taxes ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ]
Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Introduced In House on 01/03/2017

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FHA In-Person Servicing Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-125] [Housing ] [Finance ] [Insurance ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
FHA In-Person Servicing Improvement Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a pilot program to use authority under the National Housing Act to pay insurance benefits to compensate a mortgagee for any costs of taking loss mitigation actions providing an alternative to foreclosure of a mortgage in default or facing imminent default. HUD must make payments to a qualified entity or entities to compensate for their costs of making in-person contact with mortgagors whose payments under covered mortgages (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 01/03/2017

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Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017 [S.1072] [Veterans ] [Housing ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [Poverty ] [Criminal Justice ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Crime ]
Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017 This bill provides that the services for which a recipient of a grant under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service program for homeless veterans may receive per diem payments may include furnishing care for a dependent under the care of a veteran who is receiving services. The VA shall enter into partnerships with public or private entities to fund a portion of the legal services such entities provide to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness related to housing, family (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/09/2017

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CLEAR Relief Act of 2017 Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 [S.1002] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ]
CLEAR Relief Act of 2017 Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to exempt from specified reporting and attestation requirements a community bank with assets of $1 billion or less. The bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to exempt from certain escrow requirements and residential mortgage loan standards a residential mortgage loan held by a depository institution with assets of $10 billion or less. The bill further amends that Act, as well as the Consumer Protection Act of 2010, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2017

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HOME Act Housing Opportunities Made Easier Act [HB-2255] [Housing ] [Small Business ] [Senior Citizens ] [Law Enforcement ] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ]
HOME Act Housing Opportunities Made Easier Act TITLE I--HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EASIER (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to deem mortgage appraisal services donated by a fee appraiser to an organization that is eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions to be customary and reasonable. TITLE II--EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL JOB CREATORS (Sec. 201) The bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/30/2018

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Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act [HB-2226] [Finance ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to allow a depository institution or credit union with assets below a specified threshold to forgo certain ability-to-pay requirements regarding residential mortgage loans. Specifically, those requirements are waived if a loan: (1) is originated by and continuously retained by the institution, (2) complies with requirements regarding prepayment penalties and points and fees, and (3) does not have negative amortization or interest-only terms. Furthermore, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/07/2018

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Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 [HB-10] [Finance ] [Insurance ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Investments ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Economic Development ] [Senior Citizens ] [Retirement ]
Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill repeals provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and other laws. Any rule that was issued or revised pursuant to a provision repealed by the bill is nullified. TITLE I--ENDING "TOO BIG TO FAIL" AND BANK BAILOUTS Subtitle A--Repeal of the Orderly Liquidation Authority (Sec. 111) The bill repeals the orderly liquidation authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The FDIC's orderly liquidation authority, as established under the Dodd-Frank Act, allows (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 115-108. on 07/13/2017

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Right to Rent Act of 2017 [HB-1940] [Housing ] [Real Estate ]
Right to Rent Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/05/2017

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Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017 [S.858] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination against or regarding survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault in: the sale or rental of housing and related activities, residential real estate-related transactions, and the provision of real estate brokerage services. This bill declares that nothing in the Act shall prohibit federal, state, or local government or other assistance or a preference program designed to assist or benefit domestic violence (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/05/2017

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Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act [HB-1928] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Human Services ]
Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act This bill provides a permanent appropriation for the payment of death gratuities and related benefits to survivors of deceased members of the uniformed services during a period of lapsed appropriations. The bill provides the appropriations at the rate and under the conditions provided for the most recent fiscal year for which an Act making appropriations for the uniformed services has been enacted. The appropriations are provided during a period of lapsed appropriations, in which appropriations are unavailable (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Introduced In House on 04/05/2017

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Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act [S.836] [Finance ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Small Business ]
Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act This bill amends the Federal Credit Union Act to allow a credit union to extend a member business loan with respect to a one- to four-family dwelling, regardless of whether the dwelling is the member's primary residence. Under current law, a member business loan may be extended with respect to such a dwelling only if it is the member's primary residence.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2366; Text As Introduced In Senate: Cr S2366) on 04/05/2017

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