HR 3651 · 112th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to exempt certain creditors from the escrow account requirement for higher-priced mortgage loans, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2011-12-13· Sponsored by Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.(2012-01-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Truth in Lending Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to make an exemption from the requirement that a creditor in a non-credit card consumer credit transaction secured by a first lien on the principal dwelling (other than a reverse mortgage) establish an escrow or impound account for mandatory periodic payments or premiums (including taxes, insurance, and ground rents). Exempts a creditor with less than $1 billion in assets from: (1) this requirement when the consumer credit transaction has an annual percentage rate exceeding the average prime offer rate for a comparable transaction as of the date the interest rate is set by 1.5 or more percentage points; and (2) any other provision of such Act that requires the creditor to establish an escrow or impound account with respect to such a transaction.…

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