New York Assembly Bill A10728

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 3/27/26
• Refer: 3/27/26

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Directs the superintendent of financial services to conduct a study examining the feasibility of 40- and 50-year mortgages in the state of New York

Summary

A10728 directs the New York State Superintendent of Financial Services to study the feasibility of offering 40-year and 50-year fixed-rate mortgages in New York. The study must examine the potential benefits and risks of these longer mortgage terms, how many New Yorkers they might help buy homes, and what barriers might exist to offering them in the marketplace. The bill does not authorize the mortgages themselves or change lending rules directly. Instead, it creates a reporting requirement for the superintendent to gather information from state agencies as needed and submit findings to the governor and legislative leaders, including the chairs and ranking members of the relevant housing, banking, and fiscal committees, within one year and six months after the act takes effect. The bill takes effect immediately.

Impact

The bill would not immediately amend mortgage law or require lenders to offer 40- or 50-year loans; its legal effect is limited to mandating a state study and report. It expands the superintendent of financial services’ authority to request data from state officers and agency heads for purposes of the study, and it may inform future legislation or regulatory action on long-term mortgage products and housing affordability.

Sentiment

Because there are no committee transcripts or recorded votes, the available context suggests a neutral, exploratory posture rather than clear support or opposition. The bill appears framed as a fact-finding measure aimed at evaluating whether longer-term mortgages could improve homeownership access in a high-cost housing market. No formal sentiment from debate or voting history is available in the provided materials.

Contention

The main points of potential contention are the tradeoffs associated with longer mortgage terms: supporters would likely emphasize improved affordability and expanded access to homeownership, while critics may focus on increased total interest costs, slower equity buildup, and possible market or consumer risks. The bill specifically asks the study to assess benefits, risks, barriers to offering these products, and how many buyers they could help, indicating that affordability advocates, lenders, consumer protection interests, and housing policy stakeholders could all have differing views.