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Responsible Borrower Protection Act of 2025

H.R. 53 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)

H.R. 53119TH CONGRESSINTRODUCED 01/03/2025REP. BIGGSR-AZ · SPONSORLeft: no (Sponsor Ranking)Lean left: no (Sponsor Ranking)Center: no (Sponsor Ranking)Lean right: no (Sponsor Ranking)Right: DW-NOMINATE +0.82 (Sponsor Ranking)RIGHT(SPONSOR RANKING)FINANCE AND FINANCIAL SECTOR

8 members · Left 0 · Center 0 · Right 8 (Bill Ranking)

SponsorRep. Biggs, Andy (R-AZ) (Introduced 01/03/2025)
Sponsor Voting RecordRight · DW-NOMINATE +0.82 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking)
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support across the spectrum: 8 members signed on (Bill Ranking) this bill: sponsor + current cosponsors, each once

CommitteesHouse - Financial Services Committee
Latest Action01/03/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Roll Call VotesThere have been no roll call votes
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Summary (1)

Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Responsible Borrower Protection Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from implementing changes to the single-family home loan pricing framework for upfront fees on certain home loans, announced in January 2023. The changes revise the fee charts that provide percentage adjustments based on a borrower's credit score and other risk factors. Overall, these changes increase the percentage adjustments, with variations based on the particular risk profile of the loan.

Text (1)

Introduced in House (IH)

119 HR 53 IH: Responsible Borrower Protection Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 53IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 3, 2025Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Cline, Mr. Bost, and Mr. Cloud) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo cancel certain proposed changes to credit fees charged by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Responsible Borrower Protection Act of 2025.2.Cancellation of changesThe Federal Housing Finance Agency and the enterprises (as such term is defined in section 1303 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4502)) may not implement the changes to the single-family housing mortgage credit fee pricing framework of the enterprises announced by the Federal Housing Finance Agency on January 19, 2023 (FHFA Announces Updates to the Enterprises’ Single-Family Pricing Framework), and set forth in Federal National Mortgage Association Lender Letter LL–2023–01 and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Bulletin 2023–1, and such changes, Lender Letter, and Bulletin shall have no force or effect.3.Continuation of risk-based pricingThis Act may not be construed to prohibit the enterprises from applying risk-based pricing for credit fees for single-family housing mortgages.

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All Actions (3)

DateChamberAll Actions
01/03/2025Library of CongressIntroduced in House
01/03/2025Library of CongressIntroduced in House
01/03/2025House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Titles (3)

Title TypeTitle
Display TitleResponsible Borrower Protection Act of 2025
Short Title(s) as IntroducedResponsible Borrower Protection Act of 2025
Official Title as IntroducedTo cancel certain proposed changes to credit fees charged by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and for other purposes.

Amendments (0)

There are no amendments to this bill.

Cosponsors (7)

* = Original cosponsor

Committees (1)

CommitteeActivity
House - Financial Services Committee01/03/2025 Referred To

Related Bills (0)

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Subjects (5)

Policy Area: Finance and Financial Sector

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