To require the heads of certain agencies to disclose information about loans insured and guaranteed by such agencies, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · August 16, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The Mortgage Rate Reduction Act would authorize three federal agencies—the Federal Housing Administration, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Veterans Affairs—to insure or guarantee second mortgages on properties where they have already insured or guaranteed first mortgages. This change is intended to make it easier for buyers to assume existing mortgages from previous owners, potentially helping to lower borrowing costs in a tight housing market. The bill also requires these three agencies to publicly disclose information about all properties where they have insured or guaranteed mortgages, including the property address and loan origination date, within one year of the law's enactment. No specific funding is allocated in the legislation, as it primarily directs existing agency authorities and mandates information disclosure rather than creating new spending programs.
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