Mortgage Choice Act of 2015
H.R. 685114th Congress

Mortgage Choice Act of 2015

Introduced in the HouseRep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI-2)17 sections · 1 min read
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Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mortgage Choice Act of 2015.

(a) Amendment to section 103 of TILA

Section 103(bb)(4) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602(bb)(4)) is amended—

(1) by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting paragraph (1)(A) and section 129C;

(2) in subparagraph (C)—

(A) by inserting and insurance after taxes;

(B) in clause (ii), by inserting, except as retained by a creditor or its affiliate as a result of their participation in an affiliated business arrangement (as defined in section 2(7) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2602(7)) after compensation; and

(C) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:

(iii) the charge is—

(I) a bona fide third-party charge not retained by the mortgage originator, creditor, or an affiliate of the creditor or mortgage originator; or

(II) a charge set forth in section 106(e)(1);; and

(3) in subparagraph (D)—

(A) by striking accident,; and

(B) by striking or any payments and inserting and any payments.

(b) Amendment to section 129C of TILA

Section 129C of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1639c) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(5)(C), by striking 103 and all that follows through or mortgage originator and inserting 103(bb)(4); and

(2) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i), by striking 103 and all that follows through or mortgage originator) and inserting 103(bb)(4).

Section 3. Rulemaking

Not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall issue final regulations to carry out the amendments made by this Act, and such regulations shall be effective upon issuance.

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