Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023
This bill requires the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to immediately revert to the previous mortgage pricing structure (effective April 30, 2023) by eliminating the "recalibrated" fee system for single-family mortgages. It directly affects lenders and borrowers by banning fees based on debt-to-income ratios and mandating that future fee adjustments must align with risk-based pricing principles. The bill also mandates a 14-month GAO study to analyze the previous pricing changes' methodology, economic impacts on borrowers and lenders, and effects on affordable housing. This reverses recent FHFA policy changes without altering the underlying regulatory framework for mortgage enterprises.
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Jul 2023
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Introduced Jul 13, 2023
Last action Jul 13, 2023
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Jul 13, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Jul 13, 2023
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
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Mike Braun
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
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Jerry Moran
RRepublican
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John Barrasso
RRepublican
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John Cornyn
RRepublican
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John Thune
RRepublican
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Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
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Marco Rubio
RRepublican
Co
Pete Ricketts
RRepublican
Co
Rick Scott
RRepublican
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Roger F. Wicker
RRepublican
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