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H.R. 4635 111th Congress House

Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2010

Official title: To require lenders of loans with Federal guarantees or Federal insurance to consent to mandatory mediation.

Introduced: March 10, 2010 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationHousing finance and home ownership
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 10, 2010
Committee Hearings Held.
Jun 10, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 26, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 22, 2010
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Feb 22, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 22, 2010
Referred to House Financial Services
Feb 22, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 10, 2010

Committee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2010 - Amends the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 to require the mortgagee of certain one- to four-family residences, as a prerequisite to a foreclosure proceeding or a sheriff sale, and at the mortgagee's expense, to conduct a one-time mediation with the affected mortgagor and a housing counseling agency.

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 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4635: Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4635/
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"H.R. 4635: Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4635/.
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H.R. 4635, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4635/.
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