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HR 858 107th Congress House Housing and Community Development Economics and Public Finance Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Mortgage guaranty insurance Mortgages Settlement costs Single family housing

FHA Downpayment Simplification Act

Introduced: March 5, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Mar 9, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Mar 8, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E329)
Mar 5, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 5, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
FHA Downpayment Simplification Act - Amends the National Housing Act to revise downpayment requirements for mortgage insurance eligibility.
What's happening now March 9, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2239 Related bill FHA Downpayment Simplification Act of 2002
  • HR 3661 Identical bill FHA Downpayment Simplification Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 17, 2002
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 17, 2002
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 21, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 858: FHA Downpayment Simplification Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-858/
MLA
"H.R. 858: FHA Downpayment Simplification Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-858/.
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H.R. 858, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-858/.
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