- Potential benefitReduces compliance costs for national banks and thrifts that would follow the OCC rule.
- DevelopersPreserves operational flexibility for AVM developers and financial institutions.
- CommunitiesLowers regulatory burden likely felt more by smaller community banks and lenders.
Disapprove OCC Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
This joint resolution invokes the Congressional Review Act to disapprove the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule titled “Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models” (89 Fed. Reg. 64538).
Liberty vs. oversight: conservatives stress regulatory burden; liberals stress consumer protections.
Narrow deregulatory measure is procedurally simple; partisan split on regulation makes passage plausible but not assured.
This joint resolution invokes the Congressional Review Act to disapprove the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule titled “Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models” (89 Fed.
Reg. 64538).
If enacted, the resolution would nullify that OCC rule and prevent it from taking effect.
Content is narrow and administratively simple, aiding House prospects, but Senate hurdles and political opposition reduce overall chances.
How solid the drafting looks.
Liberty vs. oversight: conservatives stress regulatory burden; liberals stress consumer protections.
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
- Potential burdenRemoves a standardized quality-control framework intended to improve AVM accuracy.
- Potential burdenIncreases the risk of valuation errors affecting mortgage underwriting and investor risks.
- Federal agenciesReduces federal oversight that could mitigate biased or discriminatory AVM outputs.
Why the argument around this bill splits.
Liberty vs. oversight: conservatives stress regulatory burden; liberals stress consumer protections.
Likely opposed.
Progressives would view the OCC rule as a consumer- and fairness-oriented safeguard for automated valuation models (AVMs).
Disapproving the rule removes a federal oversight tool meant to improve valuation accuracy and reduce bias.
Mixed/conditional.
Moderates will weigh consumer protection gains against compliance costs and implementation detail.
They would want clearer cost-benefit evidence and possible tailoring for smaller institutions.
Likely supportive.
Conservatives will view the resolution as a check on regulatory overreach that imposes costly mandates on banks and stifles fintech innovation.
The CRA approach is a conventional way to block rules deemed excessive.
The path through Congress.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Content is narrow and administratively simple, aiding House prospects, but Senate hurdles and political opposition reduce overall chances.
- Administration/agency support or opposition to disapproval
- Level of organized industry or consumer lobbying for or against
Recent votes on the bill.
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The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
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Liberty vs. oversight: conservatives stress regulatory burden; liberals stress consumer protections.
Content is narrow and administratively simple, aiding House prospects, but Senate hurdles and political opposition reduce overall chances.
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