Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rose
Became Law
Summary
Limits who can receive prescreening consumer reports for residential mortgage loans. This law narrows when consumer reporting agencies may share prescreening reports tied to home loans so those reports go only with a firm offer of credit and to recipients who are authorized or meet specific eligibility tests.
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- Homebuyers: Prescreening reports about your mortgage are allowed only if there is a firm offer of credit or you authorize the recipient.
- Lenders and servicers: Originators and servicers of a consumer's current mortgage and insured depository institutions or credit unions that hold the consumer's account can receive prescreening reports without separate authorization.
- Reporting agencies and oversight: The change is added to FCRA section 604(c) and takes effect 180 days after enactment. The law also directs the Government Accountability Office to study text-message trigger leads and report to Congress within 12 months.
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Stronger privacy for mortgage shoppers
The law limits prescreened credit reports tied to a home loan. A credit bureau can share your report only for a firm offer of credit or insurance. The recipient must have your OK, or already be your mortgage lender or servicer, or be your bank or credit union and hold your account. This takes effect 180 days after enactment.
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Rose
TN • R
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Torres (NY)
NY • D
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Garbarino
NY • R
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Nunn (IA)
IA • R
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Amodei (NV)
NV • R
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Amo
RI • D
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Neguse
CO • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Ogles
TN • R
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Steil
WI • R
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Wittman
VA • R
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Lucas
OK • R
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Johnson (SD)
SD • R
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Timmons
SC • R
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Bergman
MI • R
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Brownley
CA • D
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Suozzi
NY • D
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Moolenaar
MI • R
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Cleaver
MO • D
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Bice
OK • R
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Fields
LA • D
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Smith (NE)
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Franklin, Scott
FL • R
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Kustoff
TN • R
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Kelly (MS)
MS • R
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Pettersen
CO • D
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Guest
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Fitzpatrick
PA • R
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McClain
MI • R
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Williams (GA)
GA • D
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Beatty
OH • D
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Crow
CO • D
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Thompson (MS)
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Ezell
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De La Cruz
TX • R
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Flood
NE • R
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Meuser
PA • R
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Hern (OK)
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Buchanan
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Bishop
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Foster
IL • D
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Sherman
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Rutherford
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Alford
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Mrvan
IN • D
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Grothman
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Moore (NC)
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Haridopolos
FL • R
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Webster (FL)
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Case
HI • D
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Kiley (CA)
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Bacon
NE • R
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Davidson
OH • R
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Finstad
MN • R
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Vindman
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Golden (ME)
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Donalds
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Stutzman
IN • R
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Mann
KS • R
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Lawler
NY • R
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Burchett
TN • R
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NJ • D
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Velazquez
NY • D
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Lynch
MA • D
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Meeks
NY • D
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McBride
DE • D
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Schmidt
KS • R
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Craig
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Barrett
MI • R
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Downing
MT • R
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Scott, David
GA • D
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Norman
SC • R
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Bynum
OR • D
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Ross
NC • D
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Sessions
TX • R
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Liccardo
CA • D
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Tiffany
WI • R
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Kiggans (VA)
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Cloud
TX • R
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Kelly (IL)
IL • D
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Schneider
IL • D
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Hinson
IA • R
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