WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A U.S. House panel on Tuesday approved legislation to avert an Oct. 1 ban on seller-funded downpayment assistance programs for federally-insured mortgages.

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A U.S. House panel on Tuesday approved legislation to avert an Oct. 1 ban on seller-funded downpayment assistance programs for federally-insured mortgages.

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A U.S. House panel on Tuesday approved legislation to avert an Oct. 1 ban on seller-funded downpayment assistance programs for federally-insured mortgages.

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A U.S. House panel on Tuesday approved legislation to avert an Oct. 1 ban on seller-funded downpayment assistance programs for federally-insured mortgages.

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A U.S. House panel on Tuesday approved legislation to avert an Oct. 1 ban on seller-funded downpayment assistance programs for federally-insured mortgages.