Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act with respect to the permission that a creditor may presume that a residential mortgage loan has met the requirement that, at the time the loan is consummated, the consumer has a reasonable ability to repay it, if the loan is a qualified mortgage.

Treats as a qualified mortgage any residential mortgage loan made by a creditor so long as it appears on the creditor's balance sheet (held on portfolio).

Congress
113

Number
HR - 2673

Introduced on
2013-07-11

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

7/11/2013

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act with respect to the permission that a creditor may presume that a residential mortgage loan has met the requirement that, at the time the loan is consummated, the consumer has a reasonable ability to repay it, if the loan is a qualified mortgage.

Treats as a qualified mortgage any residential mortgage loan made by a creditor so long as it appears on the creditor's balance sheet (held on portfolio).

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of the presumption of the ability to repay requirements under such Act.

Policy Areas
Finance and Financial Sector

Potential Impact
Consumer credit•
Housing finance and home ownership

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary7/29/2013

Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act with respect to the permission that a creditor may presume that a residential mortgage loan has met the requirement that, at the time the loan is consummated, the consume...


Latest Action9/16/2014
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.