Making FHA Work for Borrowers with Student Debt Act of 2021
United States117th CongressHR-3861House of Representatives
Updated: Jun 14, 2021
Summary
Making FHA Work for Borrowers with Student Debt Act of 2021 This bill requires the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to modify its treatment of student loan debt for purposes of determining eligibility for federally insured mortgages for single-family homes. Specifically, the FHA must calculate a borrower's student loan debt obligation as the monthly payment required in connection with the loan or, if no monthly payment is required, 0.5% of the outstanding balance of the loan. Currently, the FHA calculates a borrower's student loan debt obligation as 1% of the outstanding balance of the loan.
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
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