FREDDIE MAC (Government-sponsored enterprise)

Bills and resolutions

Budget: prohibit use of increases in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee fees to offset unrelated spending increases (see S. 1463), S2815 [14MY]

Credit: clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiary (see S. 1929), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 3154), H4348 [6JN]

Dept. of HUD: develop a program to provide assistance to creditworthy borrowers with Federal student debt in purchasing certain foreclosed homes (see H.R. 3511), H5200 [26JN]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: adjust affordable housing allocations (see H.R. 5223), H9168 [21NO]

——— require each Government-sponsored enterprise to include a preferred language question on the uniform residential loan application (see H.R. 4783), H8386 [22OC]

Government-sponsored enterprises: ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see H.R. 5055), H8783 [12NO]

——— prohibit lobbying by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2380), H3303 [29AP]

——— suspend current compensation packages for officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 1171), S2433 [11AP]

Veterans: make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with a written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options and provide counseling on housing benefits (see S. 2835), S6507 [12NO]

Remarks in House

Dept. of HUD: develop a program to provide assistance to creditworthy borrowers with Federal student debt in purchasing certain foreclosed homes (H.R. 3511), H5197 [26JN], H7746 [17SE]

Reports filed

Homeownership for DREAMers Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3154) (H. Rept. 116–197), H7534 [6SE]