Amendment raises the FHA single family loan limit, by establishing such limit in each area as the lower of (a) 125% of the local median area home price or (b) 175% of the national GSE conforming loan limit; retains the FHA loan floor provision in the reported bill of 65% of the GSE conforming loan limit; and also gives HUD authority to raise these resulting loan limit amounts by up to $100,000 by area and/or by unit size "if market conditions warrant.".

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Amendment Number
794
Description
Amendment raises the FHA single family loan limit, by establishing such limit in each area as the lower of (a) 125% of the local median area home price or (b) 175% of the national GSE conforming loan limit; retains the FHA loan floor provision in the reported bill of 65% of the GSE conforming loan limit; and also gives HUD authority to raise these resulting loan limit amounts by up to $100,000 by area and/or by unit size "if market conditions warrant.".
Purpose
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-330 to raise the FHA single family loan limit, by establishing such limit in each area as the lower of (a) 125% of the local median area home price or (b) 175% of the national GSE conforming loan limit; retain the FHA loan floor provision in the reported bill of 65% of the GSE conforming loan limit; and also gives HUD authority to raise these resulting loan limit amounts by up to $100,000 by area and/or by unit size `if market conditions warrant.'.
Congress
110
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Sep 18, 2007
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Cardoza amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
13:03:28
Submitted Date
Sep 18, 2007
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Feb 3, 2022
Amendment 794 — Informed