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H.R. 2139 110th Congress House

FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2007

Official title: To modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program under title I of the National Housing Act.

Introduced: June 14, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2007
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 25, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7025-7027)
Jun 25, 2007
Mr. Donnelly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 25, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 25, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7025-7026)
Jun 25, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7025-7026)
Jun 25, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2139.
Jun 21, 2007
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 125.
Jun 21, 2007
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-206.
May 23, 2007
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 23, 2007
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 3, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 3, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2007

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 21, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) housing loan insurance for manufactured homes (or lots for such homes).

(Sec. 3) Exempts such loans from certain financial institution portfolio limits, increasing an allowable claim for loss from 10% to 90% of an institution's total amount of such loans, credit advances, and purchases.

(Sec. 4) Makes any new contract of insurance for such loans, credit advances, or purchases conclusive evidence of an institution's insurance eligibility. (Thus requires each loan to be insured individually instead of as part of a bundle of such loans.)

(Sec. 5) Increases loan limits, requiring annual indexing.

(Sec. 6) Prescribes requirements for payment by a borrower of premium charges for credit insurance, including an up-front premium of up to 2.25% and an annual premium of up to 1%.

(Sec. 7) Revises requirements for the handling and disposal of any real or personal conveyed to or acquired by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the pursuit of all claims against mortgagors assigned to the Secretary by mortgagees.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary of HUD to: (1) establish underwriting criteria for loans and credit in connection with a manufactured home, or a lot for one, that will ensure the manufactured housing program's financial soundness; and (2) revise within six months existing criteria to accord with those established under this Act.

(Sec. 9) Prohibits any grant of credit insurance to a financial institution unless the borrower to which a housing renovation or modernization loan or advance of credit was made, and each member of the borrower's family age 18 years or older, including the borrower's spouse, has a valid Social Security number.

(Sec. 10) Directs the Comptroller General to assess, and report to Congress on, how the Secretary of HUD utilizes the FHA manufactured housing loan insurance program, the community development block grant program, and other programs and resources to mitigate the risks to manufactured housing residents and communities resulting from tornados.

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