Selected Legislative Proposals to Reform the Housing Finance System

Hoskins, Sean M. ; Weiss, N. E. ; Jones, Katie

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Housing;    Housing finance;    Home ownership;    Mortgage loans;   

RP-ID  :  R43219
RP-ID  :  R43219_2014Jun11

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The 113th Congress has seen several developments in the effort to reform the housing financesystem. In the House, the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 (PATHAct; H.R. 2767) was ordered to be reported out of the House Financial Services Committee onJuly 24, 2013. This report will briefly explain the different approaches to housing finance reform offered by these legislative proposals, focusing on efforts to replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and reform FHA. The report does not describe every provision of the proposals but discusses major concepts and themes.