Sec. 3. Program to expand access to mortgages to eligible creditworthy homebuyers with federal student loan debt
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From amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (g), the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall establish and carry out a pilot demonstration program to— provide assistance to eligible applicants in purchasing eligible properties; and subsequently analyze the results of the provision of such assistance. In establishing and carrying out the program pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall consult with— the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; the Secretary of Agriculture; the Secretary of Veteran Affairs; the Secretary of Education; and the Secretary of the Treasury.
To be eligible for the program established pursuant to subsection (a), an applicant— shall have an outstanding balance of principal or interest owing on a Federal loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); may not be subject to a judgment secured through litigation with respect to such a loan under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), may not be subject to an order for wage garnishment under section 488A of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1095a ), and at the time of application for participation in the program under this section— such a loan shall be in repayment status as determined under section 428(b)(7)(A) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(7)(A) ); or such a loan shall be in a grace period preceding repayment; may not have owned a home during the 3-year period immediately before the applicant purchases an eligible property with assistance provided under this section; shall complete a program of counseling with respect to the responsibilities and financial management involved in homeownership that is approved by the Secretary; shall be creditworthy, as determined by the Secretary and the Director; shall agree to use an eligible property purchased with assistance provided under this section as the applicant’s primary residence for not less than the 3-year period beginning on the date of such purchase; and shall be employed and earning sufficient income to repay a mortgage loan, as determined by the Secretary and the Director for the purposes of this program.
A program established under this section may provide for any one or more of the following options: A discount on the appraised value of an eligible property. Flexibility in underwriting standards related to the purchase of eligible properties for mortgages insured under title II of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) or owned or guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. The development of new mortgage products specifically targeted to eligible applicants.
Any other assistance that the Secretary and Director jointly deem appropriate. A program established under this section shall provide for the development of a program that will use actuarial information to determine how the repayment of loans described in subsection (c)(1) may be integrated into a mortgage repayment schedule to allow an eligible applicant to accumulate equity in the eligible property, including by reason of meeting the eligible applicant’s obligations under such student loan.
In providing assistance described under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Director may collaborate with— community banks having less than $10,000,000,000 in total assets; credit unions (as defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act); and local fair housing organizations; and local land banks. In selecting eligible applicants to receive assistance under this section, the Secretary and the Director shall, to the extent practicable, consider the location of the eligible property to be purchased by the eligible applicant, including whether the eligible property is located in a rural or urban area, to ensure geographic diversity of such eligible properties.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Director shall submit to Congress an interim report describing the type of assistance the Secretary and the Director shall provide under the program established under this section. Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Director shall submit to Congress a final report that— evaluates the impact of the program carried out under this section and describes any findings; identifies other types of assistance the Secretary and the Director may offer; and includes any recommendations the Secretary and Director may have for improving the program.
In this section: The term Director means the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The term eligible property means a property that is designed as a dwelling for occupancy by 1 to 4 families— that is safe and habitable, as defined by the Secretary and the Director; for which, as determined by the Secretary and the Director, the occupancy of which will promote community revitalization; and that— was previously subject to a mortgage loan insured by the Federal Housing Administration under title II of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) and is owned by the Secretary pursuant to the payment of insurance benefits under such Act; is a real estate owned property of the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; or is owned by a local land bank.
The term local land bank means— a governmental or nongovernmental nonprofit entity established, at least in part, to assemble, temporarily manage, and dispose of vacant land for the purpose of stabilizing neighborhoods and encouraging re-use or redevelopment of urban property; or such other governmental or nongovernmental entity as the Secretary and the Director may determine appropriate. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023.
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