,,ii #aag? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #baca ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,june #ag1 #bjba ,mr4 ,te/] 7= himself & ,ms4 ,lummis7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require a review ( ! effects ( ,,fha mortgage insurance policies1 practices1 & products on small-doll> mortgage l5d+1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,,fha ,support = ,small-,doll> ,mortgages ,act ( #bjba4 #b4 ,review ( ,,fha small-doll> mortgage practices 7a7 ,congressional f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 af=dable home[n]%ip opportunities are be+ h9d]$ due to ! lack ( f9anc+ available = home pur*ases "u #ajj1jjj2 7#b7 accord+ to ! ,urban ,in/itute1 small-doll> mortgage loan applications 9 #bjai 7 significantly m likely to be d5i$ by l5d]s ?an l>ge mortgage loans1 & ?is diff]5ce 9 d5ial rates _c be fully expla9$ by diff]5ces 9 ! applicants' cr$it pr(iles2 7#c7 accord+ to data compil$ by ,attom ,data solutions1 mortgage orig9ations = loans ( #gj1jjj or less h decreas$ #ch p]c5t s9ce #bjji1 :ile !re has be5 a #fe-p]c5t increase 9 orig9ation ( mortgages = m ?an #aej1jjj2 7#d7 ! mission ( ! ,f$]al ,h\s+ ,adm9i/ration 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,,fha7 is to s]ve cr$itwor?y borr[]s :o are und]s]v$ & disproportionately s]ve borr[]s ) l[] incomes1 b1 accord+ to ! ,urban ,in/itute1 ! ,,fha s]ves a small] %>e ( borr[]s seek+ small-doll> mortgage loans ?an borr[]s seek+ l>g] loans at e income level2 & 7#e7 ! causes beh9d ^! v>iations are n fully und]/ood b m]it /udy t c\ld assi/ 9 fur!r+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t's mission1 includ+ meet+ ! h\s+ ne$s ( borr[]s ! program is design$ to s]ve & r$uc+ b>ri]s to home[n]%ip1 :ile protect+ ! solv5cy ( ! ,mutual ,mortgage ,insurance ,fund4 7b7 ,review ,! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y7 %all conduct a review ( its ,,fha s+le-family mortgage insurance policies1 practices1 & products to id5tify any b>ri]s or imp$im5ts to support+1 facilitat+1 & mak+ available mortgage insurance = mortgages hav+ an orig9al pr9cipal obligation ( #ajj1jjj or less4 ,n lat] ?an ! expiration ( ! #ab-mon? p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit a report to ! ,congress describ+ ! f9d+s ( su* review & ! actions t ! ,secret>y w take1 )\t adv]sely affect+ ! solv5cy ( ! ,mutual ,mortgage ,insurance ,fund4