FHA Risk-Based Pricing and Zero-Down Legislation Proceed to Full House Votes
May 25, 2006
Big changes could be in store at the FHA as two bills that cleared the House Financial Services Committee this week would raise FHA loan limits, create more administrative flexibility to use risk-based pricing and establish a pilot program to insure zero downpayment mortgages. The committee approved H.R. 5121, the “Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2006” and H.R. 3043, the “Zero Downpayment Pilot Program Act of 2005” making way for the full House to consider…