Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Home equity conversion

Bill Signed by President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 30, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-289.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-29T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 29, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-26T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 26, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5857 Homeownership Protection and Housing Market Stabilization Act of 2008

2008-04-22T00:00:00Z

To establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, improve mortgage disclosures, create an Office of Housing Counseling, to provide incentives to facilitate loan modifications, reform the regulation of the Government Sponsored Enterprises, modernize the Federal Housing Administration, improve home ownership for veterans, reform appraisal activities, and combat mortgage fraud, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5758 Reverse Mortgage Proceeds Protection Act

2008-04-10T00:00:00Z

To prohibit authorized lenders of home equity conversion mortgages from requiring seniors to purchase an annuity with the proceeds of a reverse mortgage, and to provide other consumer protections to reverse mortgage borrowers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2734 SAFE Act

2008-03-07T00:00:00Z

A bill to aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis.

Bill Introduced: S.2490 Reverse Mortgage Proceeds Protection Act

2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

A bill to prohibit authorized lenders of home equity conversion mortgages from requiring seniors to purchase an annuity with the proceeds of a reverse mortgage, and to provide other consumer protections to reverse mortgage borrowers.

Bill Introduced: S.2338 FHA Modernization Act of 2007

2007-11-13T00:00:00Z

An original bill to modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2325 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007

2007-11-08T00:00:00Z

A bill to modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1985 Capital Access for Senior Homeowners Act of 2007

2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

A bill to improve access of senior homeowners to capital.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2007-07-30T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3074 Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2008

2007-07-18T00:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2475 Veteran Home Equity Conversation [sic] Mortgage Act of 2007

2007-05-24T00:00:00Z

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee home equity conversion mortgages for elderly veteran homeowners.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1852 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007

2007-03-29T00:00:00Z

To modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1752 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007

2007-03-29T00:00:00Z

To modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.568 Reverse Mortgages to Help America's Seniors Act

2007-01-18T00:00:00Z

To amend section 255 of the National Housing Act to remove the limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured under the FHA mortgage insurance program for such mortgages.

Bill Introduced: H.R.391 To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to continue to insure, and to enter into commitments to insure, home equity conversion mortgages under section 255 of the National Housing Act.

2007-01-10T00:00:00Z

To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to continue to insure, and to enter into commitments to insure, home equity conversion mortgages under section 255 of the National Housing Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5121 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2006

2006-04-06T00:00:00Z

To modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1295 Responsible Lending Act

2005-03-15T00:00:00Z

To protect consumers against unfair and deceptive practices in connection with higher cost mortgage transactions, to strengthen the civil remedies available to consumers under existing law, to provide for certain uniform lending standards, to improve housing counseling, to better mortgage servicing, to enhance appraisal standards and oversight, to establish licensing and minimum standards for mortgage brokers, and for other purposes.