Congress moves to kill home-valuation algorithm safeguards
H.J.Res. 51 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models". · Filed by Andrew Clyde (R-GA) · Introduced Feb 12, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to block a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule requiring quality-control standards for automated home-valuation software. If passed, the rule disappears and cannot be reissued in substantially the same form without new congressional authorization. Home appraisers and lenders would no longer face federal standards for the algorithms they use to estimate property values.
Why we flagged it
The bill uses the Congressional Review Act—a fast-track procedural tool—to eliminate a consumer-protection rule without debate or amendment. It is functionally a deregulation measure targeting algorithmic transparency in mortgage lending.
What the text implies
- Once disapproved under CRA, the CFPB cannot issue a substantially similar rule without explicit congressional authorization—a high procedural bar that effectively locks in deregulation for the remainder of this Congress and beyond.
- Automated valuation models (AVMs) are widely used in mortgage underwriting, appraisals, and property-tax assessments; loss of federal quality standards may increase algorithmic bias in home valuations, disproportionately affecting minority and lower-income borrowers whose properties are already subject to systematic undervaluation.
The full analysis lists 4 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
mortgage lenders and servicers; appraisal management companies; automated valuation model vendors