HR-1529 : Still Just a Bill

Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015

This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to create a safe harbor from requirements for an escrow or impound account for the payment of taxes and hazard insurance in the case of mortgage loans made by a creditor with consolidated assets of $10 billion or less that holds the loan on its balance sheet for three years after its origination.

A creditor shall be deemed to have complied with the three-year balance sheet requirement if it transfers a loan by reason of its bankruptcy or failure, the purchase of it by another, or by a supervisory act or recommendation from a state or federal regulator.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is required to exempt mortgage servicers that service 20,000 or fewer mortgage loans from requirements of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 pertaining to the servicing of mortgage loans and administration of escrow accounts.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2015-04-06CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 38.House floor actions
2015-04-06CommitteeReported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-57.House floor actions
2015-03-26CommitteeOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 10.House committee actions
2015-03-26CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2015-03-25CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2015-03-23IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.House floor actions
2015-03-23IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Finance and Financial Sector
See Subjects
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Banking and financial institutions regulation
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • Consumer credit
  • Housing finance and home ownership

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