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S 3085 112th Congress Senate Housing and Community Development Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises Government lending and loan guarantees Housing finance and home ownership Housing supply and affordability User charges and fees

Responsible Homeowners Refinancing Act of 2012

Introduced: May 10, 2012 See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2012
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-709.
May 10, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 10, 2012
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Responsible Homeowners Refinancing Act of 2012 - Requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs), in carrying out the Home Affordable Refinance Program, to adopt specified criteria pertaining to: (1) borrower eligibility, (2) representations and warranties, (3) prohibition on up-front fees, (4) alternative streamlined methods to appraise the value of a property, (5) an administrative penalty for lien-holder refusal to resubordinate junior liens, (6) carryover of mortgage insurance, and (7) guarantee fees.

Requires the GSE to notify all borrowers with a mortgage owned or guaranteed by a GSE about the Program and its eligibility criteria, and inform borrowers of the website required below.

Directs the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to establish a single website where borrowers may: (1) determine their potential eligibility for participation in the Program, (2) see a complete list of and links to participating lenders, (3) use a mortgage refinance calculator to calculate potential payment savings based on different interest rates, and (4) obtain tips on refinancing their loan.

Directs the FHFA to issue guidelines to require the GSEs to make their refinancing guidelines consistent to ease lender compliance requirements, particularly with respect to: (1) loans with less than an 80% loan-to-value ratio, and (2) GSE closing cost policies.

What's happening now May 24, 2012

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-709.

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