H.R. 3651 · 112th Congress
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to exempt certain creditors from the escrow account requirement for higher-priced mortgage loans, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Barrow
- Introduced
- 2011-12-13
- Latest action
- 2012-01-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Summary
Amends the Truth in Lending Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to make an exemption from the requirement that a creditor in a non-credit card consumer credit transaction secured by a first lien on the principal dwelling (other than a reverse mortgage) establish an escrow or impound account for mandatory periodic payments or premiums (including taxes, insurance, and ground rents).
Exempts a creditor with less than $1 billion in assets from: (1) this requirement when the consumer credit transaction has an annual percentage rate exceeding the average prime offer rate for a comparable transaction as of the date the interest rate is set by 1.5 or more percentage points; and (2) any other provision of such Act that requires the creditor to establish an escrow or impound account with respect to such a transaction.