A U.S. congressman from New York has introduced a bill that would allow the federal government to keep insuring mortgage loans of up to $729,750.

The temporary loan limit expires on October 1 and would revert to $625,500.

The legislation proposes to extend the limit until Oct. 1, 2013.

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