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S 2995 114th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Bank accounts, deposits, capital Banking and financial institutions regulation Civil actions and liability Housing finance and home ownership

Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act

Introduced: May 26, 2016 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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May 26, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 26, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act

This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to create a safe harbor from lawsuit for creditors that are depository institutions for any failure to comply with certain requirements with respect to a residential mortgage loan, and the banking regulators are required to treat such a loan as a qualified mortgage, if the creditor has, since the loan's origination, held it on its balance sheet and all prepayment penalties with respect to the loan comply with specified limitations.

A safe harbor from lawsuit is also created for mortgage originators for steering a consumer to a residential mortgage loan if:

  • the creditor is a depository institution and has informed the mortgage originator that it intends to hold the loan on its balance sheet for the life of the loan, and
  • the mortgage originator informs the consumer that the creditor intends to do so.
What's happening now May 26, 2016

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

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 1113 Related bill Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
  • HR 1233 Related bill CLEARR Act of 2015
  • HR 1389 Related bill American Jobs and Community Revitalization Act of 2015
  • S 1484 Related bill Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015
  • HR 5983 Related bill Financial CHOICE Act of 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2995: Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2995/
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"S. 2995: Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2995/.
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