Bill113th Congress

H.R. 189

Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2013

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Introduced
Jan 4, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Housing and Community Development
Latest Action
Jan 4, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]

Democrat·OH-9
Bioguide ID: K000009
First Name: MARCY
Last Name: KAPTUR
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
189
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Jan 4, 2013
Policy Area
Housing and Community Development
Is Law
No
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Introduced in House

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Jan 4, 20130

Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2013 - Amends the National Housing Act to prohibit the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from purchasing, acquiring, newly lending on the security of, newly investing in securities consisting of, or otherwise newly dealing in any Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. (MERS) mortgage or mortgages.

Prohibits the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) from newly guaranteeing the payment of principal of or interest on any trust certificate or other security based or backed by a trust or pool that contains, or purchase or acquire, any MERS mortgage.

Directs Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae to require all their current MERS mortgages to be assigned to the proper servicer, holder, or creditor.

Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to study: (1) the impacts of the lack of electronic records and uniform standards found in local land title recordation systems currently used in the various states; (2) any progress states have made in developing electronic land title recordation systems containing uniform standards; (3) the current oversight role of the federal government in the transfer and recordation of land titles; and (4) the feasibility of creating a federal land title recordation system for property transfers that would maintain all previous records of the land-property without invalidating, interfering with, or preempting state real property law governing the transfer and perfection of land title.

Financial Services Committee

House· Standing
Congressional oversightGovernment National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHousing finance and home ownershipLand transfersSecurities

Introduced in House

Jan 4, 2013

Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2013 — Informed