United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3838 (110th)
To temporarily increase the portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, to provide the necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, affordable loans, and for other purposes.
Introduced
16 October 2007
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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6 December 2025
Summary
Requires the Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to terminate, suspend, modify, or otherwise lift: (1) the limitation on growth provision set forth in the Fannie Mae Consent Decree (the OFHEO order dated May 23, 2006, in the matter of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)); and (2) the voluntary temporary growth limitation described in the Freddie Mac Letter (dated July 31, 2006, from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to the OFHEO Director). Requires: (1) the Director to increase the mortgage portfolio limitations of both enterprises by at least 10%; and (2) to use of 85% of such increase for refinancing subprime mortgages at risk of foreclosure.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 October 2007
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Introduced in House · EN · 16 October 2007
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 October 2007
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3838
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3838