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FHA Fairness Act

H.R. 8974 · 116th Congress · Dec 16, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To increase the principal obligation limits for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act for residences in eligible metropolitan cities and urban counties.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “FHA Fairness Act”.

Sec. 2 FHA Principal obligation limits for residences in eligible cities and counties

Section 203(b) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709) is amended by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following undesignated paragraph:

Sec. 3 Effective date

The amendment made by this Act shall apply only to mortgages for which the mortgagee has issued credit approval for the borrower on or after January 1, 2021.