• 7/24/2008
  Frank Statement Regarding Effective Date of H.R. 3221
  Washington, DC - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA), today issued the following correction to a statement he made after a press conference regarding the effective date of the FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act under H.R. 3221: Read full story.

• 7/23/2008
  House Passes Comprehensive Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Legislation
  Washington, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 3221, one of the most important housing reforms in decades, by a vote of 272 to 152.   The bill, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act, represents the most comprehensive response yet to the American mortgage crisis, and will help families facing foreclosure keep their homes, help other families avoid foreclosures in the future, and help the recovery of communities harmed by empty homes caught in the foreclosure process.  Read full story.

• 7/23/2008
  TODAY: House to Consider H.R. 3221
  Washington, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives will consider today H.R. 3221, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008.  Please tune in to CSPAN for current floor action. Read full story.

• 7/15/2008
  Frank Response to Bachus Letter Regarding the Delay of Treasury Plan
  Washington, DC - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA), today sent the following letter in response to Ranking Member Spencer Bachus’s letter calling on him to delay the Treasury Department’s proposal.   Read full story.

Economic, Mortgage and Housing Rescue Proposal

Predatory and Subprime Mortgage Lending Issues

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund

Executive Compensation

At Issue: Retailers Purchasing Industrial Loan Companies (ILCs)

Response to the Gulf Coast Hurricanes