Senate Bill 1685
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Credit Score Competition Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Aug 1, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1685
Congress
115
Policy Area
Housing and Community Development
Housing and Community Development
Primary focus of measure is home ownership; housing programs administration and funding; residential rehabilitation; regional planning, rural and urban development; affordable housing; homelessness; housing industry and construction; fair housing. Measures concerning mortgages and mortgage finance may fall under Finance and Financial Sector policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Credit Score Competition Act of 2017
This bill amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to allow the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), when determining whether to purchase a residential mortgage, to consider a borrower's credit score only if certain procedural requirements are met with respect to the validation and approval of credit-scoring models.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency may, by regulation, establish standards and criteria for processes used by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to validate and approve credit-scoring models in accordance with the bill.
August 1, 2017
08/01/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
08/01/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:49 PM