News & Analysis as of August 16, 2025

Proposed Legislation

+ Follow

The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan. A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... more +

House Financial Services Committee approves ‘trigger leads’ bill

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/13/2025

The House Financial Services Committee has approved a bill that would restrict the use of “trigger leads” in the mortgage industry. ...more

New fair banking CRA legislation: House committee on financial services (HR 8833)

BCLP on 9/21/2022

US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Chairwoman, Maxine Waters (D-CA), has introduced new legislation H.R. 8833 “Making Communities Stronger through the Community Reinvestment Act.” The proposed...more

House Financial Services Committee passes bills to enhance sharing of information about bank vendors by regulators; create...

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/26/2018

This week, these three bills were passed by the House Financial Services Committee. The first two bills were passed by unanimous votes and the third bill was passed by a vote of 34-22....more

House Financial Services Committee Approves "Madden fix" Bill

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/1/2017

A bill to provide a "Madden fix" and three other bills relevant to mortgage lenders were included among the more than 20 bills approved by the House Financial Services Committee on November 15, 2017. With the exception of...more

House Financial Services Committee schedules Oct. 11 mark-up of “Madden fix” bill

Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/10/2017

Among the more than 20 bills that the House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to mark-up this Wednesday, October 11, is a bill to provide a “Madden fix” as well as several others relevant to consumer financial...more

5 Results

View per page