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US HR650

US HR650
Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015


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Introduced
02/02/2015
In Committee
03/26/2015
Crossed Over
04/15/2015
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017

Introduced Session

114th Congress

Bill Summary

Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Truth in Lending Act to revise the exclusion from the meaning of "mortgage originator" of any employee of a retailer of manufactured homes who does not for compensation or gain take residential mortgage loan applications, for compensation or gain offer or negotiate terms of a residential mortgage loan, or advise a consumer on loan terms (including rates, fees, and other costs). Excludes from the meaning of "mortgage originator," instead, any retailer of manufactured or modular homes or its employees unless the retailer or its employees receive compensation or gain for engaging in certain activities in excess of any compensation or gain received in a comparable cash transaction. (Sec. 3) Revises the definition of "high cost mortgage."

AI Summary

This bill, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015, amends the Truth in Lending Act, a federal law designed to protect consumers in credit transactions, by modifying two key definitions. Firstly, it revises who is considered a "mortgage originator," which is generally someone who helps consumers obtain mortgage loans. The bill clarifies that retailers of manufactured or modular homes and their employees will not be considered mortgage originators unless they receive compensation or gain for certain loan-related activities that exceeds what they would receive in a comparable cash sale, aiming to distinguish between standard sales practices and activities that more closely resemble loan brokering. Secondly, the bill revises the definition of a "high-cost mortgage," which refers to loans with particularly unfavorable terms, by adjusting the thresholds and conditions under which a loan, especially for manufactured homes or transactions not involving the purchase of real property, can be classified as high-cost, potentially making it easier for consumers to access financing for these types of homes.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (44)

Stephen Fincher (R)* Andy Barr (R),  Diane Black (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  Rod Blum (R),  Susan Brooks (R),  Ken Buck (R),  Bradley Byrne (R),  Charles Dent (R),  Scott DesJarlais (R),  Sean Duffy (R),  John Duncan (R),  Michael Fitzpatrick (R),  Chuck Fleischmann (R),  Trent Franks (R),  Paul Gosar (R),  Gregg Harper (R),  French Hill (R),  Rubén Hinojosa (D),  Robert Hurt (R),  Peter King (R),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  Frank Lucas (R),  Kenny Marchant (R),  Markwayne Mullin (R),  Mick Mulvaney (R),  Richard Nugent (R),  Steven Palazzo (R),  Stevan Pearce (R),  Scott Perry (R),  Bill Posey (R),  Dennis Ross (R),  Keith Rothfus (R),  Steve Russell (R),  Matt Salmon (R),  David Schweikert (R),  Terri Sewell (D),  Kyrsten Sinema (I),  Steve Stivers (R),  Marlin Stutzman (R),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Jackie Walorski (R),  Ed Whitfield (R),  Roger Williams (R), 

Last Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (on 04/15/2015)

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