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HR 2181 111th Congress House

Mortgage Assistance Information and Scam Prevention Act of 2009

Official title: To require servicers of mortgages on single family homes to provide notice to mortgagors of possible eligibility for Federal mortgage assistance.

Introduced: May 19, 2009 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Consumer affairsGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHousing finance and home ownership
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 29, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mortgage Assistance Information and Scam Prevention Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require that each covered mortgage servicer provide periodic notice to each mortgagor under a first mortgage on residential real property designed principally for occupancy of one to four families.

Requires such a notice to: (1) notify the mortgagor of possible eligibility for federal or federally related homeowner assistance; (2) identify specific programs of HUD, the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of the Treasury, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), the Federal Home Loan Banks, and any other federal or federally related entities that provide mortgage relief, mortgage refinancing, loan modification, mortgage foreclosure mitigation, homeowner stability or affordability, or other homeowner assistance; and (3) explain how to obtain further information regarding such programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 3, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 19, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2181: Mortgage Assistance Information and Scam Prevention Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2181/
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