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US HB892
Bill
Status
1/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Pat Ryan
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AI Summary
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Amends the National Housing Act to allow FHA to insure second mortgages on properties where FHA already insures the first mortgage, facilitating mortgage assumptions by subsequent home buyers
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Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to guarantee housing loans secured by second liens when the VA already insures the first lien on the property
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Expresses congressional support for USDA to guarantee second mortgages under the Housing Act of 1949 when the department insures the first mortgage on eligible rural housing
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Requires FHA, USDA, and VA to publish within 1 year public online lists of all properties with government-insured or guaranteed mortgages, including property addresses and loan origination dates
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Aims to reduce barriers to home purchases by enabling buyers to assume existing low-rate mortgages while using a government-backed second mortgage to cover the difference in purchase price
Legislative Description
Mortgage Rate Reduction Act
Finance and financial sector
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
3/5/2025