Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act
Senate Passes Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act to End Harassing Calls for Mortgage Seekers
The Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act has passed the Senate and is currently waiting at the desk. It is actively moving through the legislative process. There are no upcoming scheduled actions at this time.
Legislative Progress
The bill passed the Senate with strong support and addresses a common consumer complaint that lawmakers in both parties want to fix.
Key Points
- This bill stops credit reporting agencies from sharing your information with other lenders just because you applied for a mortgage. When you shop for a home loan, your credit gets pulled, and right now that triggers a wave of unsolicited offers from companies you never contacted.
From policy text
“If a person requests a consumer report from a consumer reporting agency in connection with a credit transaction involving a residential mortgage loan, that agency may not, based in whole or in part on that request, furnish a consumer report to another person under this subsection”
View in full text - Under the new rules, outside companies can only get your credit report if you specifically authorize it or if they make a firm offer of credit or insurance. This closes the loophole that let lenders buy your data just because you were mortgage shopping.
- There are exceptions for your current mortgage lender, your mortgage servicer, and banks or credit unions where you already have an account. These existing financial relationships can still access your information.
- The new protections take effect 180 days after the bill is signed into law, giving credit bureaus and lenders time to update their systems and stop selling mortgage-related leads.
From policy text
“This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.”
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Milestones
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
The House has received the Senate-passed bill and will decide whether to take it up.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3395-3396)
The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3395-3396)
The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3395-3396)
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act
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