Skip to main content
HR 3322 108th Congress House

Save Our Homes Act

Official title: To amend the Truth in Lending Act, the Revised Statutes of the United States, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975, and the amendments made by the Home Own… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Truth in Lending Act, the Revised Statutes of the United States, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975, and the amendments made by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 to protect consumers from predatory lending practices, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 16, 2003 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative procedureAffiliated corporationsBank loansBank records
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Civil actions and liabilityClass actions (Civil procedure)Collection of accountsCommerceCommercial arbitrationConsumer educationConsumer protectionCounselingCredit insuranceCrime and Law EnforcementDebtor and creditorFinancial servicesFines (Penalties)Government Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHealthHealth insuranceHome ownershipHome repair and improvementHousing and Community DevelopmentHousing financeHousing statisticsInsurance premiumsLawLiability (Law)Life insuranceLimitation of actionsLoan defaultsMedical economicsMortgage banksMortgage interest ratesMortgagesNegligenceReal estate appraisalRestrictive trade practicesSecondary mortgage marketSettlement costsSocial Welfare
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Oct 22, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Oct 16, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Oct 16, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2067)
Oct 16, 2003
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action October 22, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Save Our Homes Act - Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to: (1) require itemization and disclosure of the annual percentage rate of mortgage loans and other loans secured by residential real property originated by the lending institution, including the amount of fees and points imposed in connection with loan origination, grouped according to census tract, income level, racial characteristics, age, and gender; and (2) prohibit regulatory exemptions of depository institutions from such reporting requirements.

Amends the Truth in Lending Act to: (1) set forth annual percentage rates that define a high-cost mortgage and related points and fees in order to apply high-cost loan protections to home purchase loans; (2) treat certain mortgage broker intermediaries as creditors covered by the Act; (3) subject a creditor to liability for mortgage broker violations of the Act; and (4) prohibit specified provisions and clauses in a high-cost mortgage.

Declares unenforceable under both Federal and State law a high-cost mortgage document in which blanks are left to be filled in after the contract is signed.

Prescribes requirements for conforming home loans. Prohibits creditors and mortgage brokers from directly or indirectly coercing, intimidating, or withholding compensation from an appraiser in order to influence the appraiser's independent judgment with respect to the value of real estate to be covered by a conforming home loan. Establishes criminal and civil penalties for violation of such prohibition.

Excludes from participation in mortgage-backed security pools high-cost or conforming home loans in violation of this Act.

Prescribes a formula for determining an alternative maximum amount of civil liability for credit or mortgage broker violations involving high-cost mortgages and conforming loans.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3322: Save Our Homes Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3322/
MLA
"H.R. 3322: Save Our Homes Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3322/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3322, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3322/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 3322: Save Our Homes Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3322/)
Report a problem