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HR 1663 108th Congress House

Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act

Official title: To protect home buyers from predatory lending practices.

Introduced: April 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative procedureCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCommercial arbitration
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Community developmentConsumer complaintsConsumer creditConsumer educationConsumer protectionContractorsDebtor and creditorDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentDiscrimination in consumer creditEconomics and Public FinanceEmployee trainingEmployment testsFederal Reserve SystemFederal Trade CommissionFederally-assisted loans
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 29, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Apr 8, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 8, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to prohibit any person, in connection with a subprime federally related mortgage loan, from providing mortgage lending services or mortgage brokerage services unless such person is certified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as having been adequately trained with regard to subprime lending.

Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require lenders to establish a best practices plan, meeting certain criteria, to ensure compliance with such Act for high cost mortgages.

Proscribes unfair or deceptive acts or practices in providing mortgage lending services for either a subprime federally related mortgage loan or for mortgage brokerage services for such a loan. Sets forth civil penalties for violations.

Consumer Fairness Act - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to declare unenforceable a written provision in any consumer contract or transaction which requires binding arbitration to resolve any controversy arising out of such transaction or contract, or the refusal to perform all or any part of the transaction. (Permits post-controversy arbitration agreements.)

Amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to authorize the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to make grants to nonprofit community development corporations to educate and train borrowers and community groups regarding illegal and inappropriate predatory lending practices.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1663: Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1663/
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"H.R. 1663: Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1663/.
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H.R. 1663, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1663/.
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