Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act.
Section 2. Treatment of prescreening report requests
Section 604(c) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(A) Definitions
In this paragraph:
(i) Insured credit union
The term insured credit union has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C 1752).
(ii) Insured depository institution
The term insured depository institution has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c)).
(iii) Residential mortgage loan
The term residential mortgage loan has the meaning given the term in section 1503 of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5102).
(iv) Servicer
The term servicer has the meaning given the term in section 6(i) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2605(i)).
(B) Limitation
If a person requests a consumer report from a consumer reporting agency in connection with a credit transaction involving a residential mortgage loan, that agency may not, solely on the basis of that request, furnish that consumer report to another person unless that other person—
(i) has submitted documentation to that agency certifying that such other person has, pursuant to paragraph (1), the authorization of the consumer to whom the consumer report relates; or
(I) has originated the current residential mortgage loan of the consumer;
(II) is the servicer of the current residential mortgage loan of the consumer; or
(aa) is an insured depository institution or insured credit union; and
(bb) holds a current account for the consumer to whom the consumer report relates.