Mortgage Assistance Information and Scam Prevention Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 29, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 29, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mortgage Assistance Information and Scam Prevention Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require that each covered mortgage servicer provide periodic notice to each mortgagor under a first mortgage on residential real property designed principally for occupancy of one to four families.
Requires such a notice to: (1) notify the mortgagor of possible eligibility for federal or federally related homeowner assistance; (2) identify specific programs of HUD, the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of the Treasury, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), the Federal Home Loan Banks, and any other federal or federally related entities that provide mortgage relief, mortgage refinancing, loan modification, mortgage foreclosure mitigation, homeowner stability or affordability, or other homeowner assistance; and (3) explain how to obtain further information regarding such programs.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 29, 2009 to Jul 16, 2009; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 16, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Apr 29, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 29, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require servicers of mortgages on single family homes to provide notice to mortgagors of possible eligibility for Federal mortgage assistance.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Mortgage Assistance Information and Scam Prevention Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2009Introduced in House
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