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HR 5855 110th Congress House

Foreclosure Counseling Assistance Act of 2008

Official title: To establish a program to provide grants to help homeowners who are facing foreclosure to receive professional counseling.

Introduced: April 17, 2008 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development CounselingEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to housingFinance and Financial Sector
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 17, 2008
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 Latest action April 17, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreclosure Counseling Assistance Act of 2008 - Directs the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NRC) to make grants to qualified counseling intermediaries and qualified legal organizations to provide legal assistance to homeowners of owner-occupied homes with mortgages in default, in danger of default, or subject to or at risk of foreclosure.

Requires the NRC to give priority to qualified counseling intermediaries and qualified legal organizations that: (1) provide legal assistance in the 100 metropolitan statistical areas with the highest home foreclosure rates; and (2) have the capacity to begin using the grant funds within 90 days after receipt of the funds.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5855: Foreclosure Counseling Assistance Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5855/
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"H.R. 5855: Foreclosure Counseling Assistance Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5855/.
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H.R. 5855, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5855/.
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