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S. 3520 (112th)

Rebuilding Equity Act of 2012

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Introduced

2 August 2012

Last action

2 August 2012 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Sponsors

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Subjects

Housing

Source updated

5 December 2025

Housing

Summary

Rebuilding Equity Act of 2012 - Requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs) each to establish a voluntary program for eligible borrowers who qualify for the Home Affordable Refinance Program carried out by the GSEs, under which the GSEs shall pay up to $1,000 of the closing costs associated with applying for and receiving refinancing when the borrower agrees to refinance a 30-year mortgage loan into a fully amortizing loan with a term of not longer than 20 years. Requires the subject property to have a loan-to-value ratio of not less than 105%.

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Timeline

  1. 2 August 2012

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 2 August 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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