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NY A09539

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/6/2014

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Morelle

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Origin

Assembly

2013-2014 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends New York banking law to redefine "subprime home loan" for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration where annual mortgage insurance premiums are collected for the maximum federally permitted duration.

  • Excludes Title 1 home improvement loans and home equity conversion mortgages from this new definition.

  • Sets subprime threshold at interest rates exceeding the average Freddie Mac Northeast region commitment rate by more than 2.5 percentage points for first-lien loans or 4.5 percentage points for subordinate-lien loans.

  • Requires comparison to rates published by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation in its weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey from the week prior to when the lender issues the good faith estimate.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Relates to threshold rates for defining subprime home loans which are serviced by the federal housing administration.

Last Action

substituted by s7224

6/12/2014

Committee Referrals

Rules6/9/2014
Banks5/6/2014

Full Bill Text

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