H.R. 1852: | Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 |
110th Congress 2007-2008 |
To modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.
OverviewSponsor: | | Text: | Summary
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Full Text | Cost: | less than
$1
per American in 2007.
| Status: |  | Introduced | Mar 29, 2007 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments | | Reported by Committee | May 3, 2007 | | Amendments (7 proposed) | View Amendments | | Passed House | Sep 18, 2007 |  | Senate Vote | (did not occur) | | Signed by President | (did not occur) |
This bill never became law.
This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions
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| Last Action: | Sep 19, 2007:
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Related: | See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms
that have been applied to this bill.
Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. | Votes: | Sep 18, 2007:
This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote.
The totals were 348 Ayes, 72 Nays, 12 Present/Not Voting.
Vote Details.
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Jul 12, 2008 12:48 AM - Does HR 1852 Increase the home value limit for Reverse Mortgages? -
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Yes it does. The limits will be nationwide at $417,000 or 100% of your area's median home price. This bill is part of S. 2338 which passed by the House last night and is back to the Senate for reconsideration. |
Sources of Influence
MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations
have taken a stance on this bill:
| Support | Oppose |
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U.S. Department of Housing and urban Development National Association of Realtors National Council of La Raza Mortgage Bankers Association California Association of Mortgage Brokers National Association of Home Builders California Association of Realtors |
(none)
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