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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

Introduced: July 15, 2010 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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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 July 15, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Delahunt, Bill
· Jul 15, 2010
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 15, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5754: Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5754/
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"H.R. 5754: Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5754/.
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