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US HR4521

US HR4521
Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2014


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Introduced
04/30/2014
In Committee
05/22/2014
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2015

Introduced Session

113th Congress

Bill Summary

Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2014 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to exempt from certain escrow or impound requirements a loan secured by a first lien on a consumer's principal dwelling if the loan is held by a creditor with assets of $10 billion or less. Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to provide either exemptions or adjustments from the mortgage loan servicing and escrow account administration requirements of the Act for servicers that annually service 20,000 or fewer mortgage loans.

AI Summary

This bill, the Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2014, aims to ease certain mortgage regulations for smaller financial institutions and mortgage servicers. It amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to allow the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to exempt loans secured by a primary home from specific escrow or impound requirements if the lender has $10 billion or less in assets. Additionally, it directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to create exemptions or adjustments to mortgage loan servicing and escrow account rules for companies that service 20,000 or fewer mortgage loans annually, intending to reduce regulatory burdens while still protecting consumers.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (37)

Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)* Spencer Bachus (R),  Andy Barr (R),  John Barrow (D),  Diane Black (R),  Jim Bridenstine (R),  Bill Cassidy (R),  Jason Chaffetz (R),  Jim Cooper (D),  Tom Cotton (R),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Steve Daines (R),  Renee Ellmers (R),  Blake Farenthold (R),  Stephen Fincher (R),  Tim Griffin (R),  Gregg Harper (R),  Randy Hultgren (R),  Lynn Jenkins (R),  Walter Jones (R),  James Lankford (R),  Billy Long (R),  Frank Lucas (R),  Vance McAllister (R),  Patrick McHenry (R),  Mark Meadows (R),  Gary Miller (R),  Randy Neugebauer (R),  Kristi Noem (R),  Richard Nugent (R),  Alan Nunnelee (R),  Robert Pittenger (R),  Dennis Ross (R),  Pete Sessions (R),  Chris Stewart (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Steve Womack (R), 

Last Action

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 16. (on 05/22/2014)

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