S. 3639: Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-07 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2020

Plain summary

Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2020 This bill modifies the discount given by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on single-family mortgage-insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete a financial-management counseling program. Under current law, the maximum premium amount for such homebuyers is 2.75% of the original insured principal obligation of the mortgage (compared to 3% for other homebuyers). The bill instead requires that the premium amount for such homebuyers (1) in the case of a mortgage insured within four years of enactment, be 25 basis points (0.25% of the original insured principal obligation of mortgage) lower than the amount otherwise established by the FHA; or (2) in the case of a mortgage insured four years after enactment, at a rate set by the FHA that corresponds to the reduced risk of loss due to the counseling.

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Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · 1 cosponsors

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John Cornyn (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] reported raising $303,094 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s3639.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s3639 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116