WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Mortgage banks

H.R. 6853, The Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6853 would establish in the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to address mortgage fraud in the United States....

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H.R. 7254, To prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7254 would prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions....

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S. 3652, The Financial Market Investigation, Oversight, and Reform Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3652 would provide for financial market investigation, oversight, and reform....

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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. 3547, The Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator Act of 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3547 would establish in the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator to address mortgage fraud in the United States....

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S. 3471, A bill to prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3471 would prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions....

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H.R. 6864, To prohibit golden parachute payments for former executives and directors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6864 would prohibit golden parachute payments for former executives and directors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac....

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S. 3458, A bill to prohibit golden parachute payments for former executives and directors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3458 would prohibit golden parachute payments for former executives and directors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac....

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P.L. 110-289, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $523.06

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3221 would provide needed housing reform....

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H.R. 6254, The Temporary FHA Direct Endorsement Lender Participation Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6254 would authorize the temporary participation of mortgage brokers and lenders under the FHA single-family housing mortgage insurance program....

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H.R. 6164, The Federal Housing Enterprises Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6164 would establish a risk-reduction and accountability pilot program for the housing-related government-sponsored enterprises....

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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. 5958, The Homeowner Opportunity Act of 2008

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5958 would make permanent the increases made by the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 in the loan limits for the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the FHA....

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H.R. 5830, The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $26.56

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5830 would create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market....

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H.R. 5579, The Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5579 would remove an impediment to troubled debt restructuring on the part of holders of residential mortgage loans....

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S. 2901, The Encouraging Mortgage Modifications Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2901 would encourage residential mortgage loan modifications and workout plans....

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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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S. 2801, The Mortgage Enhancement and Modification Act of 2008

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2801 would help families avoid foreclosure and stay in their homes by encouraging reasonable and responsible modifications for unworkable and impractical mortgage loans, and it would help preserve the rights of investors by reaffirming the basic obligations of their investment agents to achieve the most beneficial outcomes for their clients and for other purposes....

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S. 2595, The S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2595 would create a national licensing system for residential mortgage loan originators, and it would develop minimum standards of conduct to be enforced by State regulators....

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S. 2391, The Government Sponsored Enterprise Mission Improvement Act

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2391 would provide for affordable housing relief....

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H.R. 4178, The Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act of 2007

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4178 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to remove an impediment to troubled debt restructuring on the part of holders of residential mortgage loans....

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H.R. 3915, The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $4.38

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3915 would 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, and to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans....

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S. 2325, The Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2325 would modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers....

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H.R. 3837, The Escrow, Appraisal, and Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3837 would require escrows for certain mortgage loans, it would improve mortgage servicing, it would promote sustainable homeownership opportunities, it would enhance appraisal quality and standards, it would better appraisal oversight, and it would mitigate appraiser pressure....

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H.R. 3813, The Mortgage Kickback Prevention Act of 2007

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3813 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit mortgage originators from receiving incentive compensation that varies with the terms of a residential mortgage loan and from steering consumers to residential mortgage loans that are not in the consumers' best interest....

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