Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Credit Report Enhancement Directive Act or the CRED Act.
(a) In general
The Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall conduct an analysis of the costs and benefits of a requirement that the enterprises obtain 2 rather than 3 credit reports and credit scores from the national consumer reporting agencies if the enterprise conditions the purchase of a residential mortgage loan on the delivery of a borrower’s credit score.
(b) Requirements
In conducting the analysis required under subsection (a), the Director should consider potential—
(1) cost savings for mortgage borrowers;
(2) changes in access to mortgage credit for consumers that may result from reviewing two, rather than three, credit reports and credit scores;
(3) compliance and operating costs for mortgage lenders and servicers, the three national credit reporting agencies, and the enterprises; and
(4) legal exposures for mortgage lenders and servicers that result from selecting two, rather than three, credit reports and credit scores.
(1) In general
The Director shall publish the analysis required under this section in the Federal Register and invite public comment on the analysis for 90 days.
(2) Restriction
The Director may not establish a requirement that the enterprises obtain 2 rather than 3 credit reports and credit scores from the national consumer reporting agencies if the enterprise conditions the purchase of a residential mortgage loan on the delivery of a borrower’s credit score until the public comment period is closed.
(d) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Director
The term Director means the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
(2) Consumer report
The term consumer report has the meaning given that term in section 603(d) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(d).
(3) Credit score
The term credit score has the meaning given that term in section 302(b)(7)(A)(i) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1717(b)(7)(A)(i)).
(4) National consumer reporting agency
The term national consumer reporting agency means a consumer reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis as defined in section 603(p) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(p).
(5) Residential mortgage
The term residential mortgage has the meaning given that term in section 302(h) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1451(h)).