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H.R.3915: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes.

May 03, 2008 REFINANCE FT LAUDERDALE

The US House of Representatives passed a new mortgage lending bill (HR 3915) on Thursday evening by a 291-127 vote. More » Mortgage Applications at a one year highNovember 16th, 2007 Demand for mortgage loans is at a one year high, ...

May 01, 2008 Letter from Cong. John Tanner~District#8-Tennessee

Last November, I supported HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Act, legislation requiring national compliance with federal standards on disclosure requirements for banks and/or credit unions when they are offering home loans ...

April 29, 2008 Mortgage Lenders Don’t Want The Bill For Mortgage Problems

Mortgage Lenders Don’t Want The Bill For Mortgage Problems. Within the bill (HR 3915: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Le...

April 19, 2008 main index

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April 17, 2008 The Fair Value and Independent Appraisal Act

In November, the US House of Representatives passed HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act. With the help of Congresswoman Biggert, HR 3915 incorporated HR 3837 as an amendment on a unanimous voice vote. ...

April 15, 2008 Why Don’t The Same Rules Apply To All Lenders?

Bradley Miller [D-NC] sponsored HR 3915: The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007. Among other things, HR 3915 addressed the topic of YSP. The proposed bill appeared to “outlaw” YSP -– as to mortgage brokers. ...

April 09, 2008 The Fed's Power Grab

This is important because Congress has had several bills including HR 3915 floating around but none of them have become law. Unlike Congress, the Fed acted quickly and with no oversight. This action is rather nebulous as the Fed used ...

April 04, 2008 Project Sentinel’s fair housing symposium featured a workshop on ...

Brown listed proposed changes to federal law, including amendments to the Truth in Lending Act, the proposed Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act (HR3648) and Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (HR 3915), and proposed ...

April 03, 2008 Frank's Raving Mad Mortgage "Solution"

Last year, he insisted on moving HR 3915 all the way from his banking committee to the full House even though the bill was dead on arrival as soon as it got to the Senate. The bill was so wraught with problems that it took me dozens of ...

April 03, 2008 Mortgage Lenders Don’t Want The Bill For Mortgage Problems

Mortgage Lenders Don’t Want The Bill For Mortgage Problems. Within the bill (HR 3915: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Le...

March 26, 2008 gary zerola

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March 24, 2008 Mortgage Lenders Don’t Want The Bill For Mortgage Problems

Mortgage Lenders Don’t Want The Bill For Mortgage Problems. Within the bill (HR 3915: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Le...

March 22, 2008 Mortgage Lenders Don’t Want The Bill For Mortgage Problems

Mortgage Lenders Don’t Want The Bill For Mortgage Problems. Within the bill (HR 3915: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Le...

March 13, 2008 Unintended Consequences of the FNMA/Cuomo Agreement: Part 2 - A ...

One reason for its appealing language is that parts of it were cut-and-pasted verbatim from Title VII of HR 3915, a bill which has been lauded by appraisers (as well as the organizations that represent them). The difference is that HR ...

March 13, 2008 Unintended Consequences of the FNMA/Cuomo Agreement: Part 2 - A ...

One reason for its appealing language is that parts of it were cut-and-pasted verbatim from Title VII of HR 3915, a bill which ---- link AppraiseThis: The Best Real Estate and Real Estate Agent Blog Posts From Around The Web ...

March 09, 2008 More Housing Lunacy

Barney Frank, the man responsible for HR 3915 is ready for more action and he penned this piece outlining what he thinks needs to be done. In it, he largely echoes the thougths of the Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, that we need to save ...

March 05, 2008 Comparing HR 3915 AND S 2452: Yield Spread Premium

In the last sections of Title One, HR 3915 the Act doesn’t proscribe all YSP, it specifically allows Yield Spread Premiums only on “Qualified mortgages ”as defined in Title Two of the Act. While it doesn’t specifically refer to SRP, ...

March 04, 2008 Mortgage Brokers underfire, realtors are in jeopardy too ...

Some members of Congress have proposed and now have the House of Representatives voting on HR 3915. This bill is also known as the “Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007”. Enacting this bill will essentially force all ...

March 04, 2008 New Revision to Truth in Lending Act Passes

HR 3915 passed 11.15.2007 which sets forth new standards regarding Truth in Lending and predatory lending practices. Summary taken from The Library of Congress (THOMAS). SUMMARY AS OF: 10/22/2007–Introduced. ...

March 02, 2008 is currently in

Anyone interested should write to their Congressman or Congresswoman and state categorically that they want to be able to get no point or no cost loans and that the part of HR 3915 eliminating YSPs must be struck out. ...

February 29, 2008 Exploring HR 3915: Title One, Subtitle A: Licensing System for ...

HR 3915 establishes minimum standards that delete every distinction except depository (registration) or non-depository (state-licensing and registration) from the debate. It covers every single originator and requires a unique ...

February 29, 2008 URGENT NOTICE: Our Industry is Under Attack!

New suitability standards for mortgage lenders that would spark a flurry of lawsuits and cripple the entire housing industry (HR 3915). Oh wait, there’s more. And these will be MUCH more damaging if we don’t take action! ...

February 27, 2008 Consumer Focused Carnival of Real Estate

For the record, HR 3915 was a bad bill. But he's right that people looking to evade the consequences of their own actions is a large part of the problem, and it's hurting others. The woman described is on the hook for $200000 of other ...

February 21, 2008 Vito Fossella loses debate to constituent

What Mr. Fossella also fails to mention is that he voted against a real piece of legislation, HR 3915, which would have required the disclosure of an estimated interest rate (APR) and the maximum it can adjust to, the total estimated ...

February 15, 2008 Fed proposes new restrictions on subprime, alt-A loans

15 approved a bill, HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, which would limit prepayment penalties, set minimum standards for all mortgages that lenders assess a borrower’s ability to repay, and expand HOEPA ...

February 13, 2008 Decaying Social Trust and Moral Indignation

Here’s the Heritage Foundation—mind you, just last November, 2007—demonstrating its utter subordination of logic to ideology, arguing against HR 3915, a House bill to reign in predatory lending:. [the bill] would establish an explicit ...

February 11, 2008 Expert Available to Discuss Impact of Residential Mortgage ...

Mavent Inc.: What: HR 3915, The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007,

February 07, 2008 HR 3915 Basics

IH H3915 bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with BILLS2•HR 3915 IH1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the3 ‘‘Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of4 2007’’.5 (b) TABLE OF CONT

February 04, 2008 Kanjorski Announces Funding For Mortgage Counseling

In November, the US House of Representatives passed HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act. Currently pending in the Senate, this bill includes Chairman Kanjorski’s Escrow, Appraisal, and Mortgage Servicing ...

January 29, 2008 Life continues to get tougher for mortgage brokers

HR 3915, which passed in the House of Representatives in November, would create a national registry and licensing system for loan "originators," including brokers, and require background checks and education requirements. ...