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S 2912 111th Congress Senate Housing and Community Development Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Housing finance and home ownership

Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2009

Introduced: December 18, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Dec 18, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Dec 18, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2009 - 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.

What's happening now December 18, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4635 Related bill Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2010
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 8, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2912: Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2912/
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"S. 2912: Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2912/.
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