WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Bank examination

S. 3581, The Mortgage Origination Commission Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3581 would establish a Federal Mortgage Origination Commission....

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S. 3153, The Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2008

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3153 would amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require the Council to establish a single telephone number that consumers with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor....

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H.R. 6078, The GREEN Act of 2008

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6078 would encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and it would create sustainable communities....

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H.R. 5857, The Homeownership Protection and Housing Market Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $20.22

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5857 would establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, improve mortgage disclosures, and create an Office of Housing Counseling; and it would 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....

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H.R. 4332, The Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2007

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4332 would amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act to require the Council to establish a single telephone number that consumers with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor....

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H.R. 3012, The Fair Mortgage Practices Act of 2007

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3012 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide for the establishment of fair mortgage practices, generally, and for subprime mortgages in particular, and it would provide for a national system for licensing or registering residential mortgage loan originators....

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H.R. 2985, The Arab Bank Accountability Act

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2985 would require the Secretary of the Treasury to take certain actions with regard to the Arab Bank....

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H.R. 2840, The National Financial Literacy Act of 2007

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2840 would amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to allow the direct support by a financial institution of a qualified community-based financial literacy program provided to consumers and borrowers to be taken into account in assessing the institution's record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community....

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H.R. 698, The Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.22

Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 698 would amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to establish industrial bank holding company regulation....

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H.R. 1427, The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $58.37

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1427 would reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises....

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H.R. 1996, The Preservation of Federalism in Banking Act

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1996 would clarify the applicability of State law to national banks and Federal savings associations....

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H.R. 1960, The A Home for the Brave Act

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1960 would amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to allow community reinvestment credit for investments and other financial support to enable veterans to purchase residential homes or to assist organizations with the establishment of housing opportunities and assisted living facilities for veterans....

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H.R. 1289, The Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2007

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1289 would enhance the availability of capital and credit for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act....

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S. 328, The Ensuring Implementation of the 9/11 Commission Report Act

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 328 would ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States....

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H.R. 3505, The Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $1.24

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3505 would affect the operations of financial institutions and the agencies that regulate them. Some provisions would address specific sectors: national banks could more easily operate as S corporations or adopt other alternative organizational structures; thrift institutions would be given some of the same investment, lending, and ownership options available to banks; credit unions would have new options for investments, lending, mergers, and leasing federal property; and certain privately...

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H.R. 1461, The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $53.95

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Enacting H.R. 1461 would establish a single regulator�the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)�for government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) involved in the home mortgage market. GSEs are privately owned, Congressionally chartered financial institutions created to enhance the availability of credit in the economy. The GSEs that would be regulated by FHFA under the bill include the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the...

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H.R. 1185, The Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $42.85

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1185 would amend provisions of laws governing banks and credit unions to reform the deposit insurance system. Specifically, the bill would increase insurance coverage for insured accounts from $100,000 per account to $130,000 for most accounts (with higher levels of coverage for retirement accounts and municipal deposits). The coverage limit for insured deposits would subsequently increase every five years to account for inflation. Those provisions of the bill would affect deposits held by ...

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