WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Secondary mortgage market

P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1424 would amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans....

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S. 3677, The Financial Crimes Accountability Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3677 would establish a Special Joint Task Force on Financial Crimes....

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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. 3522, The Federal Board of Certification Act of 2008

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3522 would establish a Federal Board of Certification to enhance the transparency, credibility, and stability of financial markets....

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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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S. 3261, The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $1169.76

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3261 would make appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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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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H.R. 5720, The Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $20.19

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5720 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance for housing....

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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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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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H.R. 5649, The Home Owners' Loan Corporation for the 21st Century Act

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5649 would establish the Home Owners' Loan Corporation to provide emergency home mortgage relief....

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P.L. 110-185, The Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $509.78

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5140 would provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits....

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H.R. 5153, The Conforming Loan Limit Temporary Adjustment Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5153 would increase temporarily the conforming loan limits of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation in certain areas, enhance mortgage market liquidity....

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P.L. 110-161, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $9824.96

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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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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S. 2338, The FHA Modernization Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2338 would modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to more effectively reach underserved borrowers....

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S. 2346, The PROMISE Act

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2346 would temporarily increase the portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and it would provide the necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, affordable loans....

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H.R. 3838, To temporarily increase the portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, to provide the necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, affordable loans, and for other purposes

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3838 would temporarily increase the portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and it would provide the necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, affordable loans....

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S. 2169, The PROMISE Act

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2169 would temporarily increase the portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and it would provide the necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, affordable loans....

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H.R. 3777, The Protecting Access to Safe Mortgages Act

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3777 would temporarily raise the portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, it would provide the necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, prime loans, and it would preserve liquidity in the mortgage lending markets....

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