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HR 5723 110th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Bank loans Economics and Public Finance Education Federal home loan banks Federally-guaranteed loans Higher education Investments Securities Student loan funds Surety and fidelity

Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act

Introduced: April 8, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 8, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow federal home loan banks to: (1) invest surplus funds in student loan securities; (2) accept student loans and student loan-related securities as collateral; and (3) provide secured long-term advances to member banks so that they can finance the origination of student loans or purchase or finance student loan-related securities.

Limits the application of this Act to Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) made under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Makes the banks' authority effective for investments and advances made between February 1, 2008, and two years after this Act's enactment.

What's happening now April 8, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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