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HR 1477 112th Congress House Housing and Community Development Civil actions and liability Financial crises and stabilization Government trust funds Housing finance and home ownership State and local government operations User charges and fees

Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2011

Introduced: April 12, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
May 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Apr 12, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 12, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2011 - Prohibits a covered mortgagee from initiating either a nonjudicial or a judicial foreclosure, otherwise authorized under state law, against a covered mortgagor unless the mortgagee: (1) has used its best efforts to determine whether the mortgagor is eligible for a qualified loan modification, and to offer one if this is the case; and (2) has made certain documentation available to an ineligible mortgagor regarding a loan modification calculation or net present value calculation, the loan origination, any pooling and servicing agreement, the mortgagor's payment history, as well as specific alternatives to foreclosure, including qualified loan modifications, workout agreements, and short sales.

Requires a covered mortgagee to use its best efforts to suspend any foreclosure proceeding initiated before enactment of this Act, and to toll any deadlines limiting the mortgagor's rights. Prohibits any sale of the property under the mortgage or the entry of judgment against the mortgagor.

Requires the mortgagee to reevaluate an eligible mortgagee's application for a qualified loan modification and, if the mortgagor is eligible, offer one.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) to ensure that any home loan modification protocol includes a dispute resolution procedure.

Declares any sale of property in violation of this Act void. Makes failure to comply with this Act a bar to foreclosure under state law.

Prohibits loan modification fees and sets forth rules governing foreclosure-related fees.

Directs the Secretary of HUD to: (1) establish a program to make competitive grants to state and local governments to establish mediation programs that assist mortgagors facing foreclosure, and (2) develop and implement a plan to monitor conditions and trends in home ownership and the mortgage industry and the effectiveness of public and private efforts to reduce mortgage defaults and foreclosures.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, out of funds received or to be received from the sale of warrants under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, to transfer and credit $1 billion to the Housing Trust Fund established under the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992.

What's happening now May 2, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.

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