HR 5754
111th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2010
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 15, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a competitive grants program for states and local governmental entities to establish mediation programs to assist mortgagors under home mortgages facing foreclosure on such mortgages.
Requires the program to provide the mortgagor with a referral and contact information for a paid or pro bono attorney or a HUD-certified housing counselor.
Requires grant recipients to establish an outreach program to raise homeowner awareness of the existence of the foreclosure mediation program, including a telephone hotline, a World Wide Web site, or both.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1