Bill Title
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide a safe harbor from certain requirements related to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution's portfolio, and for other purposes.
Committees
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Bill Summary
Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to create a safe harbor from lawsuit for creditors that are depository institutions for any failure to comply with certain requirements with respect to a residential mortgage loan, and the banking regulators are required to treat such a loan as a qualified mortgage, if the creditor has, since the loan's origination, held it on its balance sheet and all prepayment penalties with respect to the loan comply with specified limitations. A safe harbor from lawsuit is also created for mortgage originators for steering a consumer to a residential mortgage loan if: the creditor is a depository institution and has informed the mortgage originator that it intends to hold the loan on its balance sheet for the life of the loan, and the mortgage originator informs the consumer that the creditor intends to do so.
Bill
Sponsor
Committee
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Date
Nov. 18, 2015
Question
On Passage
Vote Type
YEA-AND-NAY
Result
Passed
Description
Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act