H.R. 6366 (112th): Flexible Refinancing for American Families Act of 2012

Introduced:
Sep 10, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA43]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on September 10, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Sep 10, 2012
Referred to Committee Sep 10, 2012
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Financial Services

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Full Title

To prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and provide for the affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through mortgages having 50-year terms to maturity.

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Last updated Sep 10, 2012.
6 pages

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9/10/2012--Introduced.
Flexible Refinancing for American Families Act of 2012 - Directs the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) each to carry out a one-year program providing for the refinancing of qualified single-family housing mortgages it owns through a refinancing mortgage having a 50-year term (and for the purchase of and securitization of such refinancing mortgages) in accordance with this Act and the policies and procedures that the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall establish.
Permits the mortgagee, however, upon written 90-day advance notice to the mortgagor, to require payment in full of a 50-year mortgage only 30 years after the beginning of its amortization.
Defines a qualified mortgage as one, regardless of whether the mortgagor is current on payments due or in default, that:
(1) is an existing first mortgage for purchase of, or refinancing another first mortgage on, a one- to four-family dwelling, including a condominium or a share in a cooperative ownership housing association, that is occupied by the mortgagor as principal residence;
(2) is owned or guaranteed by the particular GSE; and
(3) was originated on or before enactment of this Act. Specifies the terms and conditions of a refinancing mortgage, including a 50-year term to maturity and a prohibition on borrower fees.
Requires waiver or forgiveness of all fees and penalties related to any default or delinquency on the original mortgage.
Requires a GSE to pay a fee of up to $1,000 to the servicer of a qualified mortgage refinance.
Prohibits any requirement of a property appraisal.

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