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HR 1706 113th Congress House

Mortgage Settlement Monitoring Act of 2013

Official title: To establish an Independent Monitor to maintain oversight of the settlement by mortgage servicing companies that were subject to enforcement actions for unsafe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish an Independent Monitor to maintain oversight of the settlement by mortgage servicing companies that were subject to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 24, 2013 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesBanking and financial institutions regulationCivil actions and liability
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Department of the TreasuryExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Reserve SystemHousing finance and home ownership
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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.
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Apr 24, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 24, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 24, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mortgage Settlement Monitoring Act of 2013 - Establishes the Office of the Independent Monitor to determine the compliance with its terms of all parties to the amended consent orders (settlement) finalized on February 28, 2013, between the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and 11 mortgage servicing companies subject to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing, as well as any future agreement between the Board and the Office and a mortgage servicing company.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6
Edwards, Donna
· Jun 11, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jun 11, 2013
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Jun 5, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 16, 2013
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 9, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 9, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 24, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 24, 2013
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Apr 24, 2013
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 24, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1706: Mortgage Settlement Monitoring Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1706/
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"H.R. 1706: Mortgage Settlement Monitoring Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1706/.
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H.R. 1706, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1706/.
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