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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.3915 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007</title>
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  <updated>2008-12-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/46918</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Tanta, of Calulated Risk, Will be Missed | Florida Mortgage Report</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-01:/commentary/3522809</id>
    <updated>2008-12-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Florida Mortgage Report </name>
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... Florida Foreclosures (26); Florida Investment Fund (1); Florida Mortgage (186); Florida Real estate (185); Foreign Investors (29); Freddie Mac (16); Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007 (1); HR 3915 (10) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://flmortgagereport.com/?p=995"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Real Estate Blog - Learn to Adapt and Get OUR of Your Comfort Zone</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-29:/commentary/3507610</id>
    <updated>2008-11-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Jason's Blog </name>
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... house prices (1), housing (2), housing bubble (1), housing crisis (1), housing inventory (8), housing market (15), housing market subprime (3), housing prices (2), housing slump (5), hovnanian (1), how to (1), hr 3915 (1), hud (2) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/812560/Learn-to-Adapt-and-Get-OUR-of-Your-Comfort-Zone"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HAPPY THANKSGIVING | Florida Mortgage Report</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-27:/commentary/3485809</id>
    <updated>2008-11-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Florida Mortgage Report </name>
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... Florida Foreclosures (26); Florida Investment Fund (1); Florida Mortgage (186); Florida Real estate (185); Foreign Investors (29); Freddie Mac (16); Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007 (1); HR 3915 (10) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://flmortgagereport.com/?p=994"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>jennifer nicole lee gallery. &#208;&#353;&#208;&#190;&#208;&#188;&#208;&#188;&#208;&#181;&#208;&#189;&#209;&#8218;&#208;&#176;&#209;&#8364;&#208;&#184;&#208;&#184; : &#208;&#8221;&#208;&#189;&#208;&#181;&#208;&#178;&#208;&#189;&#208;&#184;&#208;&#186;&#208;&#184; &#208;&#189;&#208;&#176; 3DNews</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-25:/commentary/3474924</id>
    <updated>2008-11-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>jennifer_nicole_lee </name>
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hr 3915 &#183; upbeat christmas songs &#183; ttx hooligun &#183; government information of private medica &#183; rules for multiplying trinomials &#183; jeff wylers used vehicles &#183; trism &#183; auto public auctions orlando fl &#183; fr&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.3dnews.ru/users/jennifer_nicole_lee/post90491744/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>8 Home loan don'ts from Keller &amp; Esplana | Coastal Real Estate and ...</title>
    <link href="http://mariansbennett.com/blog/2008/11/21/home-loan-donts-from-keller-esplana/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-21:/commentary/3431803</id>
    <updated>2008-11-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Coastal Real Estate and Lifestyles </name>
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... mortgage update mold moisture MLS Mavericks map search Main Street litigation prevention list liability prevention legislation law Landlords internet marketing inspection information management information industry HR 3915 HR 3648 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mariansbennett.com/blog/2008/11/21/home-loan-donts-from-keller-esplana/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Nation Association of Mortgage Brokers announced its ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-20:/commentary/3495445</id>
    <updated>2008-11-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Realty News - Real Estate Industry News </name>
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In November 2007, Congress noted the necessity of treating all origination channels equally with the passage of H.R. 3915, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007.&#226;&#8364;&#157; In addition, NAMB&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s comment letter, submitted to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nationalrealtynews.com/content/templates/?a=1395&amp;z=0"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Real Estate Blog - Olney Golf Park...........making a difference ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-20:/commentary/3455239</id>
    <updated>2008-11-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DC &amp; the Maryland Burbs Real Estate Blog </name>
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... house cleaning (1), housing (1), hr 3915 (1), human nature (1), hurricane (2), icc (1), illegal immigrants (1), individual (1), inflation (1), integrity (1), intercounty connector (1), interest rate increase (1), interest rates (1) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/798795/Olney-Golf-Parkmaking-a-difference-one-swing-at-a-time"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>grndexter: Hey! It's time to recognise...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-20:/commentary/3393777</id>
    <updated>2008-11-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Le Journal de Frites </name>
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"The United States House of Representatives passed H.R.3915 "The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007" in November, 2007. It remains before the United States Senate.[3] The House bill would require lenders write ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://grndexter.livejournal.com/93976.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Real Estate Blog - Are we really headed for a deflationary spiral?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-20:/commentary/3393773</id>
    <updated>2008-11-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Total Financial Fitness Blog </name>
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... homecomings (1), home equity (1), home equity line (2), homeowners (3), hope (2), houseing (1), housing (1), housing recovery (1), hr 3915 (2), hud (3), humor (1), hurricane (1), hydogen (1), hyper inflation (1), hypocrisy (1) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/799501/Are-we-really-headed-for-a-deflationary-spiral"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Money Merge Accounts: Zero Risk? | Florida Mortgage Report</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-20:/commentary/3393772</id>
    <updated>2008-11-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Florida Mortgage Report </name>
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... Florida Foreclosures (26); Florida Investment Fund (1); Florida Mortgage (186); Florida Real estate (185); Foreign Investors (29); Freddie Mac (16); Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007 (1); HR 3915 (10) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://flmortgagereport.com/?p=982"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A Half Moon Bay sunset | Coastal Real Estate and Lifestyles</title>
    <link href="http://mariansbennett.com/blog/2008/11/19/a-half-moon-bay-sunset/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-18:/commentary/3495447</id>
    <updated>2008-11-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Coastal Real Estate and Lifestyles </name>
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... mortgage update mold moisture MLS Mavericks map search Main Street litigation prevention list liability prevention legislation law Landlords internet marketing inspection information management information industry HR 3915 HR 3648 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mariansbennett.com/blog/2008/11/19/a-half-moon-bay-sunset/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Commentary: Mandatory Mortgage Modifications and the US Consitution</title>
    <link href="http://titanlenderscorp.com/blog/2008/11/18/commentary-mandatory-mortgage-modifications-and-the-us-consitution/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-18:/commentary/3474926</id>
    <updated>2008-11-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Untitled </name>
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... HR 3221 &#183; HR 3915 &#183; HR 5140 &#183; HR 5830 &#183; HR 6254 &#183; Lending Ethics &#183; loan modifications &#183; MBA Convention &#183; Mortgage Fraud &#183; Mortgage Industry Legislation &#183; mortgage industry regulation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://titanlenderscorp.com/blog/2008/11/18/commentary-mandatory-mortgage-modifications-and-the-us-consitution/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>It&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s a Real Estate Boom for First Time Home Buyers | Call This ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-18:/commentary/3431804</id>
    <updated>2008-11-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Call This Realtor Now </name>
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greensboro area homes foreclosures mortgage financing greensboro homes for sale Mortgage Reform and Anti Predatory Lending Act of 2007 HR 3915 homes for sale in greesboro Fixed Rate Loans First Time Homebuyer greensboro buyers agent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.callthisrealtornow.com/real-estate-news/financing-news/its-a-real-estate-boom-for-first-time-home-buyers"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) responds to HUD's ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-17:/commentary/3317380</id>
    <updated>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mortgage Broker Coaching, LLC </name>
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In November 2007, Congress noted the necessity of treating all origination channels equally with the passage of HR 3915, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007.&#226;&#8364;&#157; In addition, NAMB&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s comment letter, submitted to HUD ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mortgagebrokercoaching.com/2008/11/national-associ.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Real Estate Blog - Note on Eagle Chamber Meeting Today, Nov 11</title>
    <link href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/784068/Note-on-Eagle-Chamber-Meeting-Today-Nov-11" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-16:/commentary/3495452</id>
    <updated>2008-11-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jason's Blog </name>
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... house prices (1), housing (2), housing bubble (1), housing crisis (1), housing inventory (8), housing market (15), housing market subprime (3), housing prices (2), housing slump (5), hovnanian (1), how to (1), hr 3915 (1), hud (2) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/784068/Note-on-Eagle-Chamber-Meeting-Today-Nov-11"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Do you want to watch price reductions? | Coastal Real Estate and ...</title>
    <link href="http://mariansbennett.com/blog/2008/11/15/do-you-want-to-watch-price-reductions/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-15:/commentary/3393776</id>
    <updated>2008-11-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Coastal Real Estate and Lifestyles </name>
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... mortgage update mold moisture MLS Mavericks map search Main Street litigation prevention list liability prevention legislation law Landlords internet marketing inspection information management information industry HR 3915 HR 3648 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mariansbennett.com/blog/2008/11/15/do-you-want-to-watch-price-reductions/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Real Estate Blog - Down Payment Assistance Needed - Call Congress ...</title>
    <link href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/782318/Down-Payment-Assistance-Needed-Call-Congress-for-upcoming-lameduck-session" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-10:/commentary/3495461</id>
    <updated>2008-11-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Richard's Real Estate Thoughts </name>
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... house financial services committee (1), housing assistance tax act (1), housing bill (13), housing counseling (2), housing crisis (1), housing law (5), housing market (1), housing rescue (1), hp 1177 (1), hr 3221 (1), hr 3915 (1) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/782318/Down-Payment-Assistance-Needed-Call-Congress-for-upcoming-lameduck-session"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Real Estate Blog - Banker Groups Dissent "HARD" On The Home ...</title>
    <link href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/508619/Banker-Groups-Dissent-HARD-On-The-Home-Valuation-Code-of-Conduct" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-02:/commentary/3495458</id>
    <updated>2008-11-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Michael's Blog </name>
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Aren't these the same people that opposed the elimination of the yield spread premium in HR-3915 ? :-). 05/13/2008 05:46 PM, by David Saks - Real Estate Broker (The Real Estate Mart of Tennessee, Inc.) Richard, solid comment. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/508619/Banker-Groups-Dissent-HARD-On-The-Home-Valuation-Code-of-Conduct"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 3915 Mortgage Reform Legislation - Mortgage Foundation</title>
    <link href="http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2007/12/hr-3915-mortgage-reform-legislation.html/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-02:/commentary/3393767</id>
    <updated>2008-11-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mortgage Foundation </name>
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I'm writing this post out of the recent disgust that I have for recent policy maker decisions. These decisions are being made for "the benefit" of everyone, when more realistically they are knee jerk reactions by poorly informed p...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2007/12/hr-3915-mortgage-reform-legislation.html/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Roger Wicker: Bad For Mississippi College Students</title>
    <link href="http://www.msatheists.org/2008/11/roger-wicker-bad-for-mississippi.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-01:/commentary/3193834</id>
    <updated>2008-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mississippi Atheists </name>
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[CQ House Presidential Support Scores, 109th Congress; HR 3915, Vote 1118, 11/15/2007] In addition, while Senator Wicker has voted against students, the interests of our economy, and increasing the minimum wage he has repeatedly taken ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.msatheists.org/2008/11/roger-wicker-bad-for-mississippi.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill For Georgia Blogosphere: Jack Kingston: Before Bachman, Worse ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-31:/commentary/3495446</id>
    <updated>2008-10-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bill For Georgia Blogosphere </name>
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Jack voted against the Anti-Predatory Lending Act (HR 3915), but he was and is for financial deregulation; in 2006 he said:. Despite the critics, it is clear that our economy is rocking and rolling like never before! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://billforgeorgia.blogspot.com/2008/10/jack-kingston-before-bachman-worse-than.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Drake profited from foreclosures</title>
    <link href="http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/10/28/drake-profited-from-foreclosures/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-28:/commentary/3137787</id>
    <updated>2008-10-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local </name>
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[HR 3915, Vote # 1118, 11/15/07]. I can see no reason for voting against this bill. I&#226;&#8364;&#8482;ve been around the mortgage business for twenty years. And when I talk to my clients in this business, I find that they mostly agree with this. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/10/28/drake-profited-from-foreclosures/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>.R. 3915 the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of ...</title>
    <link href="http://leadpress.com/industry-news/hr-3915-mortgage-reform-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-24:/commentary/3393766</id>
    <updated>2008-10-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LeadPress </name>
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H.R. 3915, otherwise known as H .R. 3915 the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, is poised to effectively end the practice of brokering mortgage loans as we know it by eliminating YSP or Yield Spread Premium. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://leadpress.com/industry-news/hr-3915-mortgage-reform-act/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Subprime Institute 2008: Regulators Update-Subprime Crisis and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-24:/commentary/3104628</id>
    <updated>2008-10-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PLI - MP3 Audio </name>
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Russell J. Bruemmer; HR 3915, CRS Summary as of 11/15/2007, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 Russell J. Bruemmer; Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions (Senate - December 12, 2007) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pli.edu/re.asp?ID=20331"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Practising Law Institute - Subprime Institute 2008: Regulators ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-23:/commentary/3495448</id>
    <updated>2008-10-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PLI - MP3 Audio </name>
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Russell J. Bruemmer; H.R. 3915, CRS Summary as of 11/15/2007, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 Russell J. Bruemmer; Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions (Senate - December 12, 2007) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pli.edu/product/mp3_detail.asp?id=51490"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Washington Mutual Appraisal Scandal</title>
    <link href="http://themortgageinsider.net/mortgage-news/washington-mutual-mortgage-appraisal-scandal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-23:/commentary/3393775</id>
    <updated>2008-10-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Mortgage Insider Blog </name>
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Case In Point: HR 3915 &#226;&#8364;&#339;The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007&#226;&#8364;&#157; if passed will effectively eliminate mortgage brokers from the home lending landscape. This bill basically blames all the foreclosures on the brokers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://themortgageinsider.net/mortgage-news/washington-mutual-mortgage-appraisal-scandal/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog: And the too ...</title>
    <link href="http://ellenofthetenth.blogspot.com/2008/10/and-too-little-too-late-grandstanding.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-21:/commentary/3393774</id>
    <updated>2008-10-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog </name>
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Kirk voted for an amendment to HR 3915 that would have removed a section of the bill prohibiting irresponsible lending practices and balloon payments on high-cost mortgages. [House Vote 1116, HR 3915, 11/15/07] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ellenofthetenth.blogspot.com/2008/10/and-too-little-too-late-grandstanding.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>As of the 2004 census more than two and a half million small ...</title>
    <link href="http://whoseloan.com/?p=320" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-20:/commentary/3074158</id>
    <updated>2008-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>About Small Business Loan </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Lendfast.com Self-working borrowers will be hurt the most had better Senate Democrats have their way with the proposed bill HR 3915. Administration Business Debt Financing Loan Personal Small Fort Worth Unsecured Small Business Loan ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://whoseloan.com/?p=320"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Anti-Predatory Lending Act: Jack Kington voted Nay</title>
    <link href="http://billforgeorgia.blogspot.com/2008/10/anti-predatory-lending-act-jack-kington.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/commentary/3022070</id>
    <updated>2008-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bill For Georgia Blogosphere </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On November 2007, 291 members of the US House voted for HR 3915: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007. All of Georgia's Democratic representatives voted Yea; all Ga. Republican representatives voted Nay, including Jack ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://billforgeorgia.blogspot.com/2008/10/anti-predatory-lending-act-jack-kington.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>things to look into.</title>
    <link href="http://pip713.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/22/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-13:/commentary/3051127</id>
    <updated>2008-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>meandering mind. </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... american housing rescue and foreclosure prevention act (hr 3221, may 2008); mortgage reform and anti-predatory lending act of 2007 (hr3915) on november 15; office of federal housing enterprise office (ofheo): regulator of gses, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pip713.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/22/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Stephen Camp To Run Ad Against Lynn Westmoreland</title>
    <link href="http://www.northfultondemocrats.org/?p=905" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-11:/commentary/3137802</id>
    <updated>2008-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>North Fulton Democrats </name>
    </author>
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... trying to unseat Republican Lynn Westmoreland in the 3rd congressional district, is going on the offense with a new ad criticizing his opponent&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s vote against the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 (HR3915). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.northfultondemocrats.org/?p=905"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>stephen camp to run ad against lynn westmoreland</title>
    <link href="http://georgiaunfiltered.blogspot.com/2008/10/stephen-camp-to-run-ad-against-lynn.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-11:/commentary/3137794</id>
    <updated>2008-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Georgia Politics Unfiltered </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... trying to unseat republican lynn westmoreland in the 3rd congressional district, is going on the offense with a new ad criticizing his opponent's vote against the mortgage reform and anti-predatory lending act of 2007 (hr3915). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://georgiaunfiltered.blogspot.com/2008/10/stephen-camp-to-run-ad-against-lynn.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Barney Frank Explains the Bailout</title>
    <link href="http://middlebororeview.blogspot.com/2008/10/rep-barney-frank-explains-bailout.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-11:/commentary/3137789</id>
    <updated>2008-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Middleboro Review </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
After a series of hearings in 2007 held by the Financial Services Committee highlighting the Fed's inaction under HOEPA, on November 15, 2007 the House passed comprehensive subprime lending legislation (HR 3915, the "Mortgage Reform and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://middlebororeview.blogspot.com/2008/10/rep-barney-frank-explains-bailout.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Truth</title>
    <link href="http://eastvalecommunity.blogspot.com/2008/10/truth.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-11:/commentary/3032250</id>
    <updated>2008-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Eastvale Community </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Only after the Democrats took control of the Congress and initiated specific legislative reforms (HR 3915) did Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke finally issue regulations under the very authority they have had since 1994. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://eastvalecommunity.blogspot.com/2008/10/truth.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Truth</title>
    <link href="http://whittiershortsales.blogspot.com/2008/10/truth.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-11:/commentary/3010677</id>
    <updated>2008-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>REO, Short Sale and Foreclosures </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Only after the Democrats took control of the Congress and initiated specific legislative reforms (HR 3915) did Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke finally issue regulations under the very authority they have had since 1994. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://whittiershortsales.blogspot.com/2008/10/truth.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Subprime Institute 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.pli.edu/re.asp?ID=17807" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/commentary/2984592</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PLI - On-Demand Web Programs </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Bruemmer; HR 3915, CRS Summary as of 11/15/2007, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 Russell J. Bruemmer; Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions (Senate - December 12, 2007) Russell J. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pli.edu/re.asp?ID=17807"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Appraisal Independence</title>
    <link href="http://saltlakecityblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/appraisal-independence.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/commentary/3137805</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Salt Lake City Real Estate Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
15 as part of HR 3915. While it is unlikely that Congress will act on this legislation by the end of the year, it is not out of the realm of possibility. And with housing still a top issue for the nation, I suspect there will be some ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://saltlakecityblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/appraisal-independence.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Banking and Financial</title>
    <link href="http://bloglover103.travelblogs.peru.com/2008/10/06/banking-and-financial/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/commentary/2984593</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stories from a Blog Lover </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On October 22, the chair of the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and co-sponsors introduced the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, HR 3915&#226;&#8364;&#166;. .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bloglover103.travelblogs.peru.com/2008/10/06/banking-and-financial/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Reform of Fannie Mae &amp; Freddie Mac - Homeownership &amp; Equity ...</title>
    <link href="http://paulfdavis.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/reform-of-fannie-mae-freddie-mac-homeownership-equity-protection-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/commentary/2944589</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Paul F Davis - Weblog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Only after the Democrats took control of the Congress and initiated specific legislative reforms (HR 3915) did Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke finally issue regulations under the very authority they have had since 1994. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://paulfdavis.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/reform-of-fannie-mae-freddie-mac-homeownership-equity-protection-act/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Perriello campaign Press Release "Not Bought and Paid For"</title>
    <link href="http://southeastvirginia.blogspot.com/2008/10/perriello-campaign-press-release-not.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/commentary/3137790</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>What IS Right for Virginia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... steering people toward risky subprime loans. [HR 3915, Vote #1118, 11/15/2007.] ### Tom Perriello for Congress * PO Box 306 * Ivy, VA 22945 * 434-882-4163 www.perrielloforcongress.com Paid for and authorized by Perriello for Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://southeastvirginia.blogspot.com/2008/10/perriello-campaign-press-release-not.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tom Feeny: Against Bail Out &amp; For Less Regulation</title>
    <link href="http://ivoteseminolecounty.blogspot.com/2008/10/tom-feeny-against-bail-out-for-less.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/commentary/2944591</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iVote Seminole County </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This stance is interesting since in 2007 Feeney voted NO on HR 3915: The Truth in Lending Act. This act was designed to reform consumer mortage practices by providing stricter liscencing and accountability especially in regards to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ivoteseminolecounty.blogspot.com/2008/10/tom-feeny-against-bail-out-for-less.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A Few Things You Should Know</title>
    <link href="http://mscjayspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/10/few-things-you-should-know.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/commentary/2944590</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>More Than A Pretty Face </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
He testified on October 24, 2007 before the House Committee on Financial Services on HR 3915, The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007. Just a few tidbits that the MSM hasn't spoken about. Senator McCain's hands are ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mscjayspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/10/few-things-you-should-know.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Virginia Foxx ... 'What, Me Worry?'</title>
    <link href="http://www.wataugawatch.net/2008/09/virginia-foxx-what-me-worry.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/3137791</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WataugaWatch </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Foxx voted NO on HR 3915, "The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act," which would have established licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators and would have provided certain minimum standards ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wataugawatch.net/2008/09/virginia-foxx-what-me-worry.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hey Robert! Its OK to be bi-partisan</title>
    <link href="http://nicksparksforcongress.blogspot.com/2008/09/hey-robert-its-ok-to-be-bi-partisan.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/2929207</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nick Sparks for congress </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
He voted against the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Subprime Lending Act (HR 3915). The purpose of that legislation was to make requirements for mortgage loans originators uniform and would have required a full disclosure of the maximum costs ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nicksparksforcongress.blogspot.com/2008/09/hey-robert-its-ok-to-be-bi-partisan.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Bailout: The Inmates are Running the Asylum</title>
    <link href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/09/bailout-inmates-are-running-asylum.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/2922043</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Provocateur </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Furthermore, last fall, Barney Frank wasted everyone's time for a month with HR 3915. He attempted to remove Yield Spread Premium, a tool of a mortgage broker to make money, and that would have ended the mortgage broker industry. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/09/bailout-inmates-are-running-asylum.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>$700 Billion Bail Out Passes Congress&#226;&#8364;&#166; WaMu Execs Make Out Like ...</title>
    <link href="http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/09/28/700-billion-bail-out-passes-congress-wamu-execs-make-out-like-bandits/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-28:/commentary/3137795</id>
    <updated>2008-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DallasDirt </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Those new rules combined with HR 3915, the &#226;&#8364;&#732;The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007&#226;&#8364;&#8482;, which the House passed last year&#226;&#8364;&#8221;and that Senator Dodd assures me the Senate will address this year&#226;&#8364;&#8220;will make the problem of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/09/28/700-billion-bail-out-passes-congress-wamu-execs-make-out-like-bandits/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Financial crisis and bailout: 9 letters</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/eletters/2008/09/27/financial-crisis-and-bailout-9-letters-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/commentary/3137798</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>eLetters </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Musgrave voted against reforming mortgage practices and preventing predatory lending less than a year ago (H HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007). We don&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t need politicians who backtrack; we need those ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/eletters/2008/09/27/financial-crisis-and-bailout-9-letters-2/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>tx cd 19: doherty highlights mccaul&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s catering to wall street ...</title>
    <link href="http://capitolannex.com/2008/09/25/tx-cd-19-doherty-highlights-mccauls-catering-to-wall-street-special-interests/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/3137793</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Capitol Annex </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
[hr 3915, vote # 1118, 11/15/07]. mccaul was against the &#226;&#8364;&#732;say on pay&#226;&#8364;&#8482; measure to end golden parachutes. in 2007, mccaul voted against legislation to allow shareholders of public companies to vote on a company&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s executive compensation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://capitolannex.com/2008/09/25/tx-cd-19-doherty-highlights-mccauls-catering-to-wall-street-special-interests/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mitchell challenges Bilirakis over federal bailout plan</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.tampabay.com/baybuzz/2008/09/mitchell-challe.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2885194</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bay Buzz </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Mitchell, 61, questioned Bilirakis&#226;&#8364;&#8482; votes against the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which includes provisions for foreclosure assistance, and HR 3915, designed to curtail predatory lending practices. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.tampabay.com/baybuzz/2008/09/mitchell-challe.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>housing mess and congress-2007</title>
    <link href="http://usaconstitution.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/housing-mess-and-congress-2007/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/commentary/3137788</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Remember the Constitution? </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
hr 3915 would create a national licensing system for loan originators and attempts to limit the payment of yield spread premiums or other incentives used to steer borrowers into higher cost loans. the bill would also require lenders to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://usaconstitution.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/housing-mess-and-congress-2007/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Madville Times: Bush Wants $700B Blank Check for Treasury</title>
    <link href="http://madvilletimes.blogspot.com/2008/09/bush-wants-700b-blank-check-for.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/commentary/3495455</id>
    <updated>2008-09-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Madville Times </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Unfortunately, if these low-incomes do this even with more help from the 'Bailout' and all these other bills, and there's even MORE than these,HR-1852, HR-3915, HR-4351, HR-3996, HR-2206 &amp; HR-1562, then they will probably do as they ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://madvilletimes.blogspot.com/2008/09/bush-wants-700b-blank-check-for.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Can Congress Bailout the US financial System? Should it?</title>
    <link href="http://www.rightcommentary.com/2008/09/17/can-congress-bailout-the-us-financial-system-should-it/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/3137792</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Blog: Right Commentary </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Congress has several ideas on the table to consider (HR 5830, HR 3915, HR 5818, S. 2338, S. 2636, just to name a few). Is setting up a new RTC to deal with the current crisis a good idea? To my Congressional readers - of whom there are ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rightcommentary.com/2008/09/17/can-congress-bailout-the-us-financial-system-should-it/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>congresswoman biggert promotes appraisal independence</title>
    <link href="http://narblog1.realtors.org/mvtype/appraisalinsight/2008/09/congresswoman_biggert_promotes_1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-16:/commentary/3137796</id>
    <updated>2008-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Appraisal Insight </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
15 as part of hr 3915. while it is unlikely that congress will act on this legislation by the end of the year, it is not out of the realm of possibility. and with housing still a top issue for the nation, i suspect there will be some ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://narblog1.realtors.org/mvtype/appraisalinsight/2008/09/congresswoman_biggert_promotes_1.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>&#226;&#8364;&#339;westmoreland let the foxes guard the henhouse on the economy&#226;&#8364;&#157;</title>
    <link href="http://www.stephencampforcongress.com/?p=39" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/commentary/3137797</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stephen Camp for Congress </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
last year westmoreland opposed hr 3915, the mortgage reform and anti-subprime lending act, a bill that would prohibit mortgage lenders from steering borrowers to loans that the borrower lacks a &#226;&#8364;&#732;reasonable ability&#226;&#8364;&#8482; to repay. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.stephencampforcongress.com/?p=39"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Glossary: Hedge Funds - HR 3915</title>
    <link href="http://www.thenationalmortgageexpert.com/mortgage-glossary-hedge-fund-hr-3915/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-14:/commentary/2841624</id>
    <updated>2008-09-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Joe Gross - The National Mortgage Expert </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Hedge Funds &#226;&#8364;&#8220; speculative funds [...]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thenationalmortgageexpert.com/mortgage-glossary-hedge-fund-hr-3915/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ada improvements pass senate</title>
    <link href="http://www.chamberpost.com/2008/09/ada-improvement.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/commentary/3137799</id>
    <updated>2008-09-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The chamberpost </name>
    </author>
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in late june, the house passed similar legislation (hr 3915) that also embodies the compromise. however, it is not identical, so the bill must again return to the house for approval before it moves to the white house. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.chamberpost.com/2008/09/ada-improvement.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... the ones with the most to lose would the Anti-Predatory Lending Act be passed as it is now written. - Lendfast.com Self-working borrowers will be hurt the most had better Senate Democrats have their way with the proposed bill HR 3915.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://whoseloan.com/?p=282"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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For example, the National Association of Mortgage Brokers reported on 11/15/07 that HR 3915 will mean more regulation of the mortgage industry. NAMB also touts how advantageous this bill will prove for consumers and small business. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://realestatemonthly.com/home-buyers-2/are-you-finding-it-hard-to-trust-the-housing-market/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Mortgage Lenders Don&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8222;&#162;t Want The Bill For Mortgage Problems. Within the bill (HR 3915: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Le...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://officialcasino-gold.com/news/free-no-deposit-bonus-online-casino/900005/mortgage-lenders-don-t/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. Bill 3915&#226;&#8364;&#166;No More YSP! &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Mortgage Industry Blog</title>
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Expect this in the coming days as the official debate on HR 3915 is scheduled for next Tuesday, November 6th. Again, we are working around the clock in good faith to ensure that a revised bill addresses and resolves many of the concerns ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lenderama.com/2007/11/hr-bill-3915no-more-ysp/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appraisal Organizations Weigh in on HR 3915</title>
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This post is a response I read on AppraisalScoop.com regarding a letter to Senator Chuck Hagel from a coilition of appraisal organizations regarding HR 3915 Mortgage Reform and Anti-predatory Lending Act of 2007. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nathangurley.typepad.com/appraisalhomebiz/2008/08/appraisal-organ.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 3915 is vaguely written and enables borrowers to sue their lenders for giving them a loan should they decide not to pay. Allow me to break this down. I ask you for a loan. I tell you that I can afford the loan. You loan me the money. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://frlmpvwdwkp.blogspot.com/2008/08/linwood-real-estate-lincoln-new.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-08-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Last week, The House Financial Services Committee met to discuss amendments to HR 3915 and voted 45 to 19 in favor of sending it to the House. While the bill is filled with good intentions and does contain some reasonable and necessary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/652209/NC-Mortgage-Brokers"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-08-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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New legislation is coming through the House Financial Services Committee as additional response to the housing crisis and to the increase in foreclosures. The bill targets mortgage brokers and yield spread premiums. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/652074/Mortgage-Reform-Anti-Predatory"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-08-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Richard, call out the cavalry! We are under serious attack. While Federal authorities can not regulate market economics (Service Release Premiums SRP or Gain On Sale GOS), Yield Spread Premium YSP is another story. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/652152/Mortgage-Reform-Anti-Predatory"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-08-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Under regulation caused the problem. The gambling set and the sharking crowd need to have set expectations or they mislead borrowers, give inflated appraisals at sale, steer people toward bad loans instead of loans which they are ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3915.html#40633"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Yield Spread Premium, YSP</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/commentary/2590945</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Yield Spread Premium and HR 3915 &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Mortgage News Daily. The content on this page (except for some HTML markup) is a verbatim copy (as of June, 28, 2008) of the respective page on the subject at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://free.thebankaccounts.com/2008/07/yield-spread-premium-ysp.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-07-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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hr3915: to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators. prohibits certain creditor practices with respect to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://johnmicamustgo.blogspot.com/2008/07/john-mica-past.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Mortgage Lenders Don&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8222;&#162;t Want The Bill For Mortgage Problems. Within the bill (HR 3915: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Le...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://officialcasino-gold.com/news/2007-bonus-casino-deposit-no/875010/mortgage-lenders-don-t/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Recent legislation (HR 3915, "The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 endorsed by Barney Frank, House Financial Services Committee Chairman) on the federal level, seeks to eliminate the yield spread paid to brokers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/597967/How-does-a-lender-really-get-paid"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Recent legislation (HR 3915, &amp;quot;The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 endorsed by Barney Frank, House Financial Services Committee Chairman) on the federal level, seeks to eliminate the yield spread paid to brokers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/597967/How-does-a-lender"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Mortgage Lenders Don&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8222;&#162;t Want The Bill For Mortgage Problems. Within the bill (HR 3915: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Le...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://officialcasino-gold.com/news/list-no-deposit-casino-bonus/870837/mortgage-lenders-don-t/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-07-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The only thing I like about the bill is its having addressed the gray area surrounding a renter who had the misfortune of occupying a residence that was subsequently foreclosed upon. In that case it preserves the role of real estate as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3915.html#38946"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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other bills like hr 3915 and s 2452 which address predatory lending, have been mostly tabled for partisan concerns, most likely to be revisited post-election. the problem is&#226;&#8364;&#166; we have a consensus, the bill has been voted on and ready to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://titanlenderscorp.com/blog/2008/07/02/where-is-the-mortgage-reform-bill/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-07-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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&amp;quot;HR 3915, A Debt Reform as good as Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, would not usually tie up a debt attention, though yield which tenants&#226;&#8364;&#8482; leases would tarry foreclosure, as good as which month-to-month ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://foreclosure-listings.hd0.info/?p=13811"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-06-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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It all started with HR 3915. This was a punitive bill and its only effect would have been killing the mortgage broker industry. While that failed to get passed, what happened next was proposal after proposal that for larger and larger ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/06/surreal-life-starring-legislature.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Appraisal Institute requests all members to immediately contact their Senators in support of HR 3915, in addition to speaking out against the appraiser bonding requirement found in S. 2452. CLICK HERE to add your comments on the . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://appraisal-institute.blogspot.com/2008/06/appraisal-institute.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On Monday, October 22, 2007, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA), along with Representatives Miller (D-NC) and Watt (D-NC), introduced HR 3915, the &amp;quot;Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://crosswaymortgage.blogspot.com/2008/06/mortgage-reform-and-anti-predatory.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-06-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Appraisal Institute requests all members to immediately contact their Senators in support of HR 3915, in addition to speaking out against the appraiser bonding requirement found in S. 2452. CLICK HERE to add your comments on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://appraisalnewsonline.typepad.com/appraisal_news_for_real_e/2008/06/how-many-of-you.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-06-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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If HR 3915 goes through, all originators will be required to disclose YSP- not just brokers. There is also the issue of borrower informed choice and lenders and brokers seeking to curtail fiduciary liability. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.implode-explode.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=88843#88843"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://housing-live.blogspot.com/2008/05/upside-of-downslide-with-rates-high-and_26.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-26:/commentary/2342028</id>
    <updated>2008-05-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Anyone interested should write to their Congressman or Congresswoman and state categorically that they want to be able to get no point or no cost loans and that the part of HR 3915 eliminating YSPs must be struck out. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://housing-live.blogspot.com/2008/05/upside-of-downslide-with-rates-high-and_26.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-25:/commentary/2295650</id>
    <updated>2008-05-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Appraisal Scoop </name>
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The Appraisal Institute requests all appraisers immediately contact their Senators in support of HR 3915, in addition to speaking out against the appraiser bonding requirement found in S. 2452. Under each poll is the Appraisal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://appraisalnewsonline.typepad.com/appraisal_news_for_real_e/2008/05/washingtonwatch.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Comment by Edd (May 26, 2008, 01:00:00)</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3915.html#35682" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-25:/commentary/2266789</id>
    <updated>2008-05-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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As an appraiser once subjected to tremendous pressure and abuse to bend to the will of loan originators and to the extent the bill reaches to curb that, it cannot be passed fast enough. I say once because I will not accept mortgage ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3915.html#35682"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-25:/commentary/2238692</id>
    <updated>2008-05-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 3915. Rubber Stamp Roger&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s vote on HR 3915. If you are interested in Mississippi politics, CottonMouth does some of the best blog coverage there is. Its my home state, but move across border to SW TN a year ago. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://buelahman.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/roger-wicker-and-the-mortgage-crisis/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://cottonmouthblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/ms-sen-roger-wicker-and-mortgage-crisis.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-24:/commentary/2238693</id>
    <updated>2008-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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... helped to curb this crisis as well as help the thousands of Mississippians caught in the cross-hairs of this debacle. Don&amp;#39;t take my word on it, click on these links and read for yourselves HR 3915 Rubber Stamp Roger&amp;#39;s vote on HR 3915.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cottonmouthblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/ms-sen-roger-wicker-and-mortgage-crisis.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-23:/commentary/2235503</id>
    <updated>2008-05-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The Appraisal Institute requests all members to immediately contact their Senators in support of HR 3915, in addition to speaking out against the appraiser bonding requirement found in S. 2452.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://appraisalnewsonline.typepad.com/appraisal_news_for_real_e/2008/05/s-1299-borrower.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NAMB Industry Protection Initiative</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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When HR 3915 went to the House Floor, you responded. In just a few hours, more than seven thousand NAMB members flooded the Hill with letters, faxes, e-mails and phone calls. With your support and passion we won that battle. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://aemheadquartersnews.blogspot.com/2008/05/namb-industry-protection-initiative.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>big changes in 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/commentary/3170551</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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other bills such as the mortgage reform and anti-predatory lending act of 2007 (hr 3915) and the escrow, appraisal and mortgage services improvement act (hr 3837) seek to reform mortgage practices. hr 3915 passed the house in november ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://compliancexpert.com/55/big-changes-in-2008/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>My 2008 Republican Playbook</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-17:/commentary/2210811</id>
    <updated>2008-05-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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From socialized medicine, to HR 3915, to Barack Obama&amp;#39;s jobs plan, each of their plan is a combination of more taxes, spending, regulations, and government bureaucracy. That is exactly what terrified Reagan, and it is time to call a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/05/my-2008-republican-playbook.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-05-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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... go on from the largest mortgage lending banks in the US. Now these very banks are counseling Congress on a new law, HR 3915 which will significantly hurt the way consumers buy homes in the US. (click for Full Story) GetPrequalified.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://getprequalifiedarticles.blogspot.com/2008/05/realtors-in-even-more-danger-of-less.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-05-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The US House of Representatives passed a new mortgage lending bill (HR 3915) on Thursday evening by a 291-127 vote. More &#194;&#187; Mortgage Applications at a one year highNovember 16th, 2007 Demand for mortgage loans is at a one year high, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ftlauderdalemortgagebroker.blogspot.com/2008/05/refinance-ft-lauderdale_7709.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Last November, I supported HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Act, legislation requiring national compliance with federal standards on disclosure requirements for banks and/or credit unions when they are offering home loans ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wwwsecondchance.blogspot.com/2008/05/letter-from-cong-john-tannerdistrict8.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Mortgage Lenders Don&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8222;&#162;t Want The Bill For Mortgage Problems. Within the bill (HR 3915: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Le...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://officialcasino-gold.com/news/2007-bonus-casino-deposit-no/780321/mortgage-lenders-don-t/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-04-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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In November, the US House of Representatives passed HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act. With the help of Congresswoman Biggert, HR 3915 incorporated HR 3837 as an amendment on a unanimous voice vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.appraiserloft.com/?p=11"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-04-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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in november, the us house of representatives passed hr 3915, the mortgage reform and anti-predatory lending act. with the help of congresswoman biggert, hr 3915 incorporated hr 3837 as an amendment on a unanimous voice vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://appraisalnewsonline.typepad.com/appraisal_news_for_real_e/2008/04/us-sen-martinez.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-04-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Bradley Miller [D-NC] sponsored HR 3915: The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007. Among other things, HR 3915 addressed the topic of YSP. The proposed bill appeared to &#226;&#8364;&#339;outlaw&#226;&#8364;&#157; YSP -&#226;&#8364;&#8220; as to mortgage brokers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fhaloanpros.com/2008/04/why-dont-the-same-rules-apply-to-all-lenders/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/commentary/2027207</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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This is important because Congress has had several bills including HR 3915 floating around but none of them have become law. Unlike Congress, the Fed acted quickly and with no oversight. This action is rather nebulous as the Fed used ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/04/feds-power-grab.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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last november, the house then adopted them as an amendment to hr 3915, the broader mortgage lending reform bill. i have long worked diligently to build an awareness of and consensus on these matters. &#226;&#8364;&#339;because i first became aware of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pennsylvaniaprogressive.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/04/kanjorski-to-sp.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-04-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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It was called HR 3915. For those home mortgages originated at the beginning of 2005 and mid 2007, lenders, and borrowers would agree on a federal refinancing plan. This plan would require lenders to write down their loan to no more than ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://guidetopreventingforeclosure.com/blog/index.php/government-aid/poor-idea-to-fix-the-housing-crisis.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-04-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Brown listed proposed changes to federal law, including amendments to the Truth in Lending Act, the proposed Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act (HR3648) and Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (HR 3915), and proposed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hlcsmc.org/blog/2008/04/04/project-sentinels-fair-housing-symposium-featured-a-workshop-on-foreclosure/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-04-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 3915 - Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 Status: Passed in the full House of Representatives 11/15/07 by a vote 291- 127. Introduced by Rep. Brad Miller, with 27 cosponsors, including Rep. Barney Frank. Summary: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/453679/Overview-of-Congressional-Action"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-04-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Last year, he insisted on moving HR 3915 all the way from his banking committee to the full House even though the bill was dead on arrival as soon as it got to the Senate. The bill was so wraught with problems that it took me dozens of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/04/franks-raving-mad-mortgage-solution.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Unintended Consequences of the FNMA/Cuomo Agreement: Part 2 - A ...</title>
    <link href="http://appraisalnewsonline.typepad.com/appraisal_news_for_real_e/2008/03/unintended-co-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/commentary/1937819</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Appraisal Scoop </name>
    </author>
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One reason for its appealing language is that parts of it were cut-and-pasted verbatim from Title VII of HR 3915, a bill which has been lauded by appraisers (as well as the organizations that represent them). The difference is that HR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://appraisalnewsonline.typepad.com/appraisal_news_for_real_e/2008/03/unintended-co-1.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Unintended Consequences of the FNMA/Cuomo Agreement: Part 2 - A ...</title>
    <link href="http://realestate.blogdig.net/archives/articles/March2008/13/Unintended_Consequences_of_the_FNMA_Cuomo_Agreement__Part_2___A_Call_To_Action_.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/commentary/1937820</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>appraisethis: The Best Real Estate and... </name>
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One reason for its appealing language is that parts of it were cut-and-pasted verbatim from Title VII of HR 3915, a bill which ---- link AppraiseThis: The Best Real Estate and Real Estate Agent Blog Posts From Around The Web ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://realestate.blogdig.net/archives/articles/March2008/13/Unintended_Consequences_of_the_FNMA_Cuomo_Agreement__Part_2___A_Call_To_Action_.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>More Housing Lunacy</title>
    <link href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/03/more-housing-lunacy.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-09:/commentary/1712988</id>
    <updated>2008-03-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Provocateur </name>
    </author>
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Barney Frank, the man responsible for HR 3915 is ready for more action and he penned this piece outlining what he thinks needs to be done. In it, he largely echoes the thougths of the Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, that we need to save ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/03/more-housing-lunacy.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Comparing HR 3915 AND S 2452: Yield Spread Premium</title>
    <link href="http://titanlenderscorp.com/blog/2008/03/05/comparing-hr-3915-and-s-2452-yield-spread-premium/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-05:/commentary/1725964</id>
    <updated>2008-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
    </author>
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In the last sections of Title One, HR 3915 the Act doesn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t proscribe all YSP, it specifically allows Yield Spread Premiums only on &#226;&#8364;&#339;Qualified mortgages &#226;&#8364;&#157;as defined in Title Two of the Act. While it doesn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t specifically refer to SRP, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://titanlenderscorp.com/blog/2008/03/05/comparing-hr-3915-and-s-2452-yield-spread-premium/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mortgage Brokers underfire, realtors are in jeopardy too ...</title>
    <link href="http://getprequalified.blogspot.com/2008/03/mortgage-brokers-underfire-realtors-are.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-04:/commentary/1722037</id>
    <updated>2008-03-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mortgage Education, Information about Buying... </name>
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Some members of Congress have proposed and now have the House of Representatives voting on HR 3915. This bill is also known as the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007&#226;&#8364;&#157;. Enacting this bill will essentially force all ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://getprequalified.blogspot.com/2008/03/mortgage-brokers-underfire-realtors-are.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>New Revision to Truth in Lending Act Passes</title>
    <link href="http://www.cliquebiz.com/WPP/archives/4" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-04:/commentary/1722038</id>
    <updated>2008-03-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>cliquebiz: WP </name>
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HR 3915 passed 11.15.2007 which sets forth new standards regarding Truth in Lending and predatory lending practices. Summary taken from The Library of Congress (THOMAS). SUMMARY AS OF: 10/22/2007&#226;&#8364;&#8220;Introduced. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cliquebiz.com/WPP/archives/4"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>is currently in</title>
    <link href="http://finas.einkeads.info/?p=33" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-02:/commentary/1722036</id>
    <updated>2008-03-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pona day </name>
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Anyone interested should write to their Congressman or Congresswoman and state categorically that they want to be able to get no point or no cost loans and that the part of HR 3915 eliminating YSPs must be struck out. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://finas.einkeads.info/?p=33"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Exploring HR 3915: Title One, Subtitle A: Licensing System for ...</title>
    <link href="http://titanlenderscorp.com/blog/2008/02/29/exploring-hr-3915-title-one-subtitle-a-licensing-system-for-residential-mortgage-loan-origination/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-29:/commentary/1722035</id>
    <updated>2008-02-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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HR 3915 establishes minimum standards that delete every distinction except depository (registration) or non-depository (state-licensing and registration) from the debate. It covers every single originator and requires a unique ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://titanlenderscorp.com/blog/2008/02/29/exploring-hr-3915-title-one-subtitle-a-licensing-system-for-residential-mortgage-loan-origination/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>URGENT NOTICE: Our Industry is Under Attack!</title>
    <link href="http://www.myhousedeals.com/blog/index.php/real-estate-investing/urgent-notice-our-industry-is-under-attack" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-29:/commentary/1937822</id>
    <updated>2008-02-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Behind the Scenes with Doug </name>
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New suitability standards for mortgage lenders that would spark a flurry of lawsuits and cripple the entire housing industry (HR 3915). Oh wait, there&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s more. And these will be MUCH more damaging if we don&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t take action! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myhousedeals.com/blog/index.php/real-estate-investing/urgent-notice-our-industry-is-under-attack"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Consumer Focused Carnival of Real Estate</title>
    <link href="http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/2008/02/consumer_focused_carnival_of_r_8.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-27:/commentary/1676126</id>
    <updated>2008-02-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Searchlight Crusade </name>
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For the record, HR 3915 was a bad bill. But he&amp;#39;s right that people looking to evade the consequences of their own actions is a large part of the problem, and it&amp;#39;s hurting others. The woman described is on the hook for $200000 of other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/2008/02/consumer_focused_carnival_of_r_8.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vito Fossella loses debate to constituent</title>
    <link href="http://ny13.blogspot.com/2008/02/vito-fossella-loses-debate-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-21:/commentary/1647401</id>
    <updated>2008-02-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NY13 Blog; Retaking NY-13 from Rep. Vito Fossella </name>
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What Mr. Fossella also fails to mention is that he voted against a real piece of legislation, HR 3915, which would have required the disclosure of an estimated interest rate (APR) and the maximum it can adjust to, the total estimated ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ny13.blogspot.com/2008/02/vito-fossella-loses-debate-to.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Fed proposes new restrictions on subprime, alt-A loans</title>
    <link href="http://getrealestatehelp.blogspot.com/2008/02/fed-proposes-new-restrictions-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-15:/commentary/1722039</id>
    <updated>2008-02-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Get Real Estate Help </name>
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15 approved a bill, HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, which would limit prepayment penalties, set minimum standards for all mortgages that lenders assess a borrower&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s ability to repay, and expand HOEPA ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://getrealestatehelp.blogspot.com/2008/02/fed-proposes-new-restrictions-on.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Decaying Social Trust and Moral Indignation</title>
    <link href="http://trustedadvisor.com/blog/316/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-13:/commentary/1608206</id>
    <updated>2008-02-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Trust Matters </name>
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Here&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s the Heritage Foundation&#226;&#8364;&#8221;mind you, just last November, 2007&#226;&#8364;&#8221;demonstrating its utter subordination of logic to ideology, arguing against HR 3915, a House bill to reign in predatory lending:. [the bill] would establish an explicit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://trustedadvisor.com/blog/316/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Expert Available to Discuss Impact of Residential Mortgage ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachrichten/nachricht/2265958.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-11:/commentary/1693463</id>
    <updated>2008-02-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nachrichten Ticker - www.wallstreet-online.de </name>
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Mavent Inc.: What: HR 3915, The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachrichten/nachricht/2265958.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 3915 Basics</title>
    <link href="http://test7.brokerlab.com/2008/02/07/hr-3915-basics-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-07:/commentary/1634682</id>
    <updated>2008-02-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fixed Rate Freefall </name>
    </author>
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IH H3915 bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with BILLS2&#226;&#8364;&#162;HR 3915 IH1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.2 (a) SHORT TITLE.&#226;&#8364;&#8221;This Act may be cited as the3 &#226;&#8364;&#732;&#226;&#8364;&#732;Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of4 2007&#226;&#8364;&#8482;&#226;&#8364;&#8482;.5 (b) TABLE OF CONT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://test7.brokerlab.com/2008/02/07/hr-3915-basics-2/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Kanjorski Announces Funding For Mortgage Counseling</title>
    <link href="http://pennsylvaniaprogressive.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/02/kanjorski-annou.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-04:/commentary/1594332</id>
    <updated>2008-02-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Pennsylvania Progressive </name>
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In November, the US House of Representatives passed HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act. Currently pending in the Senate, this bill includes Chairman Kanjorski&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Escrow, Appraisal, and Mortgage Servicing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pennsylvaniaprogressive.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/02/kanjorski-annou.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Life continues to get tougher for mortgage brokers</title>
    <link href="http://www.housingchronicles.com/2008/01/life-continues-to-get-tougher-for.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-29:/commentary/1544806</id>
    <updated>2008-01-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Housing Chronicles </name>
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HR 3915, which passed in the House of Representatives in November, would create a national registry and licensing system for loan &amp;quot;originators,&amp;quot; including brokers, and require background checks and education requirements. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.housingchronicles.com/2008/01/life-continues-to-get-tougher-for.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Synopsis: Duty of Care</title>
    <link href="http://titanlenderscorp.com/blog/2008/01/30/synopsis-duty-of-care/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-29:/commentary/1656564</id>
    <updated>2008-01-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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HR 3915: Federal Duty of Care: The originator maintains a federal &#226;&#8364;&#339;duty of care.&#226;&#8364;&#157; This means that both the &#226;&#8364;&#339;duty of care&#226;&#8364;&#157; standard under legal precedent must be met, as well as the conditions laid out within HR 3915. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://titanlenderscorp.com/blog/2008/01/30/synopsis-duty-of-care/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 3915: Its Passing and the Message Conveyed</title>
    <link href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/355092/HR-3915-Its-Passing" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-27:/commentary/2652079</id>
    <updated>2008-01-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cyrus&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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Market Update. by. Cyrus Khadivi. HR 3915: Its Passing and The Message Conveyed. We all know our economy has drastically been affected by the mortgage turmoil and the deterioration of credit. So naturally, everyone wants to suggest ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/355092/HR-3915-Its-Passing"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mortgage Opinions From Your Realtor&#194;&#174;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-25:/commentary/1527249</id>
    <updated>2008-01-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Thankfully, there has been legislation introduced in the past few months, namely the Comprehensive Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (HR 3915), which is a step in the right direction but ultimately I believe the government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://talk.realtor.com/2008/01/25/mortgage-opinions-from-your-realtor%C2%AE/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>REP. Arcuri Leads Homeowner Protection Bill Through House</title>
    <link href="http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/1088991.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-21:/commentary/1505918</id>
    <updated>2008-01-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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Arcuri (D-Utica) continued his commitment to help American families achieve the dream of homeownership in a responsible way by guiding the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 (HR 3915) through the US House of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/1088991.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mortgage Contract on the way?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-18:/commentary/1505919</id>
    <updated>2008-01-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>mortgageblog.com </name>
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With the house democrats voting 100% in favor of HR 3915 Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 - it appears that a national mortgage contract is going to be adopted for consumers that wish to take out a home mortgage. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mortgageblog.com/mortgage-contract/mortgage-contract-on-the-way/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>From Boon to Crisis Revisited...</title>
    <link href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/01/from-boon-to-crisis-revisited.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-17:/commentary/1502360</id>
    <updated>2008-01-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Provocateur </name>
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First, let&amp;#39;s start with the abomination known as HR 3915 which thankfully looks to be collecting dust in committee in the Senate. This bill became the standard bearer for accomplishing all three things at once. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/01/from-boon-to-crisis-revisited.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-01-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Mortgage Lenders Don&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t Want The Bill For Mortgage Problems. Within the bill (HR 3915: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lendi...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://poker-blog.grandwinnerscasino.com/poker/free-play-no-deposit-casino-online/22712/mortgage-lenders-don-t/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>*Magellan Mortgage Group* NO BRANCH FEES PER MONTH (by ...</title>
    <link href="http://forum.brokeroutpost.com/loans/forum/2/176827.htm#782538" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-11:/commentary/1457835</id>
    <updated>2008-01-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mortgage Broker Forums at Broker Outpost </name>
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Are you worried about the pending legislation HR 3915 getting passed by the United States Congress and affecting your business? Why not protect yourself and join a mortgage banking company? I am here to tell you about a professional ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://forum.brokeroutpost.com/loans/forum/2/176827.htm#782538"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New mortgage law may have downside</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-09:/commentary/1457832</id>
    <updated>2008-01-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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As if that is not bad enough, The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory lending Act of 2007 (HR 3915), now winding its way through Congress, would worsen their plight. That is not the intention, of course, but the law of unintended ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.markinvestments.net/finance-investment/new-mortgage-law-may-have-downside.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-01-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <updated>2008-01-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Volpe also brings up HR 3915 and how it will again give growth to an already top heavy ,bulging government by requiring the registration of mortgage brokers through the Federal government . I read that part of this bill and myself ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.timothybirdnow.com/?p=243"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>asics rugby</title>
    <link href="http://qceartchps.blogspot.com/2008/01/asics-rugby.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-05:/commentary/1505922</id>
    <updated>2008-01-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Home of the funny and useful products. </name>
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hr 3915 vote 4412563189 01 alabama @countrywide.com cougar endangerment information please ing clarion. collings guitar 1 5 14392 9082 harley davison sexy bikers. base pro shop enterprise ovens elsegundo, ca japanese restaurants. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://qceartchps.blogspot.com/2008/01/asics-rugby.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>jag rohan</title>
    <link href="http://pdmgulprfktw.blogspot.com/2008/01/jag-rohan.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-05:/commentary/1505923</id>
    <updated>2008-01-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Products and accessories for mountain and road. </name>
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as i lay dying layouts disney mural painter adult direct contacts hr 3915 fort worth newspapers high school physics activities 357 228 0835 aps assimilation of the negro is title insurance worth the cost adidas pretereo ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pdmgulprfktw.blogspot.com/2008/01/jag-rohan.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dodd Exits Presidential Race; Focus Turns to Lenders</title>
    <link href="http://mortgagelawblog.com/?p=8" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-05:/commentary/1432762</id>
    <updated>2008-01-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mortgage Banking Law Blog </name>
    </author>
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The bill, &#226;&#8364;&#339;The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, HR 3915,&#226;&#8364;&#157; presents a number of serious problems for the mortgage banking industry. For example, the Committee&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s press release notes the House Bill imposes on loan ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mortgagelawblog.com/?p=8"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A step in the right direction!</title>
    <link href="http://blog.piperrealtycompany.com/2008/01/04/a-step-in-the-right-direction/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-04:/commentary/1457838</id>
    <updated>2008-01-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Piper Realty Company </name>
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Although this idea was first propsed in 2004, The House of Representatives incorporated it into HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007. The Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System or NMLS as it is being called, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.piperrealtycompany.com/2008/01/04/a-step-in-the-right-direction/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Yield Spread Premiums</title>
    <link href="http://cahomeloantidbits.blogspot.com/2008/01/yield-spread-premiums.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-04:/commentary/1457839</id>
    <updated>2008-01-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CA Residential Loan Tips </name>
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There is a bill in congress, the House version is HR 3915 that has passed both houses while it has several things positive points, would eliminate spread premiums (YSP). A yield spread premium is a rebate or fee paid to a mortgage ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cahomeloantidbits.blogspot.com/2008/01/yield-spread-premiums.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>SUBPRIME PERFORMANCE</title>
    <link href="http://www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org/single-news-item/lexis-single-news-item/article/subprime-performance/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=43&amp;amp;cHash=0a617c3ae9" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-01:/commentary/1421544</id>
    <updated>2008-01-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CIN Top News </name>
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But a bill passed by the US House of Representatives, HR 3915, does impose a host of new regulations on lenders, including one rather sensible standard: The loans they make have to be ones borrowers can pay back. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org/single-news-item/lexis-single-news-item/article/subprime-performance/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=43&amp;cHash=0a617c3ae9"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>REO BOOM</title>
    <link href="http://reo-depot.blogspot.com/2008/01/reo-boom.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-01:/commentary/1457842</id>
    <updated>2008-01-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>REO-DEPOT </name>
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The House of Representatives recently passed HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007. Commentary on this legislation most often focuses on the restrictions that it would place on lenders seeking to make loans ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://reo-depot.blogspot.com/2008/01/reo-boom.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Best of the worst: BloodhoundBlog&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s most popular posts for 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=2444" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-29:/commentary/1392700</id>
    <updated>2007-12-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BloodhoundBlog </name>
    </author>
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What&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Wrong with zipRealty? by Russell Shaw; HR 3915 Is Dangerous by Brian Brady; HR 3915: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 by Brian Brady; More on the iPhone&#226;&#8364;&#166; by Greg Swann; Is the Subprime Mortgage Market the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=2444"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Speaking in tongues: Dynamically updated lists of links in PHP</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=2438" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-28:/commentary/1392495</id>
    <updated>2007-12-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BloodhoundBlog </name>
    </author>
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Okay then: Go take a look at this article on HR 3915. Brian Brady wrote that post, and it was one of our most popular entries this year. BloodhoundBlog is the home of big stories on the RE.net, and, when we cover a big story, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=2438"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>New Law Targeted At Mortgage Lending Abuses</title>
    <link href="http://www.thesandiegocoast.com/2007/12/26/new-law-targeted-at-mortgage-lending-abuses/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-26:/commentary/1457837</id>
    <updated>2007-12-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>San Diego Blog </name>
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The objective of the bill (HR 3915) is to minimize problems stemming from the current mortgage crisis and protect borrowers from lending abuses that can lead to foreclosures. The bill would create a &amp;quot;duty of care standard&amp;quot; for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thesandiegocoast.com/2007/12/26/new-law-targeted-at-mortgage-lending-abuses/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lending reforms are years late, fall short</title>
    <link href="http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Lending-reforms-are-years-late-47360/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-26:/commentary/1457847</id>
    <updated>2007-12-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Better Mortgage Rate News via Yahoo! and MSN </name>
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Miami Herald - The other, HR 3915, would create a national licensing registry for mortgage brokers and set minimum standards for home loans. A bill introduced by Senate Banking Chair Christopher Dodd contains similar p (more...)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.better-mortgage-rate.com/story/Lending-reforms-are-years-late-47360/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House bill may worsen climate for subprime borrowers</title>
    <link href="http://real-estate-1g14.blogspot.com/2007/12/house-bill-may-worsen-climate-for.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-24:/commentary/1594330</id>
    <updated>2007-12-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate </name>
    </author>
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As if that is not bad enough, The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory lending Act of 2007 (HR 3915), now winding its way through Congress, would worsen their plight. That is not the intention, of course, but the law of unintended ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://real-estate-1g14.blogspot.com/2007/12/house-bill-may-worsen-climate-for.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Ironies of HR 3915</title>
    <link href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2007/12/ironies-of-hr-3915.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-23:/commentary/1532939</id>
    <updated>2007-12-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Provocateur </name>
    </author>
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Now, Congress is coming in reigning haymakers with HR 3915. If this bill gets passed in a form even close to what it is now, it WILL end the area of sub prime. This WILL hurt the poor the most, and ultimately Congress WILL blame someone ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2007/12/ironies-of-hr-3915.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 3915: Opening a Closet full of Skeletons</title>
    <link href="http://baddebtlive.com/?p=11098" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-23:/commentary/1457833</id>
    <updated>2007-12-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bad Debt </name>
    </author>
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Since Wall Street could redefine crap as investment grade secured debt obligations &#226;&#8364;&#8482;til the cows came home, The spigot of cheap money for unqualified borrowers stayed on WAY too long. &#226;&#8364;&#166; It is really easy to hide a bad deal when there ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://baddebtlive.com/?p=11098"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 3915: Opening a Closet full of Skeletons</title>
    <link href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2007/12/hr-3915-opening-closet-full-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-23:/commentary/1663729</id>
    <updated>2007-12-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Provocateur </name>
    </author>
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Now, unlike what the commenter indicates, Congress has come out with punitive action in HR 3915 against Wall Street. It is not only vague but doesn&amp;#39;t address the issue properly. the bill also bars any liability for &amp;quot;pools of loans&amp;quot; or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2007/12/hr-3915-opening-closet-full-of.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fed Proposes New Restrictions on Subprime, Alt-A Loans</title>
    <link href="http://realastute.blogspot.com/2007/12/fed-proposes-new-restrictions-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-20:/commentary/1457843</id>
    <updated>2007-12-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>realastute Real Estate Blog </name>
    </author>
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15 approved a bill, HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, which would limit prepayment penalties, set minimum standards for all mortgages that lenders assess a borrower&amp;#39;s ability to repay, and expand HOEPA ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://realastute.blogspot.com/2007/12/fed-proposes-new-restrictions-on.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 3915 Mortgage Reform Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://hbblogs.info/blogs/bad-credit-finance-loan/19206/hr-3915-mortgage-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/commentary/2507549</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bad credit finance loan </name>
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According to my most recent rate sheet with a good credit score borrower I could make close to 3 points Yield Spread and give the borrower an interest rate of 6.75% on a 30 year Fannie Mae fixe...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hbblogs.info/blogs/bad-credit-finance-loan/19206/hr-3915-mortgage-reform/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Hears Testimony on the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.iowabankinglawblog.com/2007/12/congress-hears.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-18:/commentary/1457844</id>
    <updated>2007-12-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Iowa Banking Law Blog </name>
    </author>
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The House Financial Service Committee, which is currently considering the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 (HR 3915), recently heard testimony from the American Bankers Association and America&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Community Bankers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.iowabankinglawblog.com/2007/12/congress-hears.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>My email from Congressman Dave Reichert on HR 3915</title>
    <link href="http://www.mortgageporter.com/reportingfromseattle/2007/12/dear-mrs-porter.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-18:/commentary/1388621</id>
    <updated>2007-12-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Mortgage Porter </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
As you know, Representative Brad Miller (D-NC) introduced the Mortgage Refomr and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (HR 3915) on October 22, 2007, to create a nationwide licensing system for mortgage brokers similar to our existing system of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mortgageporter.com/reportingfromseattle/2007/12/dear-mrs-porter.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Hears Testimony on the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory ...</title>
    <link href="http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=980781&amp;amp;type=post" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-18:/commentary/1388622</id>
    <updated>2007-12-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Recent Posts - Justia BlawgSearch.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House Financial Service Committee, which is currently considering the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 (HR 3915), recently heard testimony from the American Bankers Association and America&amp;#39;s Community Bankers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=980781&amp;type=post"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Green Fights to Strengthen Consumer Protections and Better ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/1201191.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-18:/commentary/1388623</id>
    <updated>2007-12-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KnowledgePlex News </name>
    </author>
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Al Green, D-Texas (9th CD), issued the following news release: The House of Representatives, yesterday, passed HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007. This bill responds to the subprime mortgage crisis by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/1201191.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>I Guess Mortgage Brokers and Originators are Just Evil</title>
    <link href="http://blog.theequityexperts.com/2007/12/17/i-guess-mortgage-brokers-and-originators-are-just-evil.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-17:/commentary/1457846</id>
    <updated>2007-12-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hard-To-Do-Loans and the Hard Money Industry </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate Banking Committee has not yet scheduled a hearing for HR 3915, the anti-predatory lending bill recently passed by the House (reported in the November 16, 2007 issue of InfoBytes). For the Banking Committee press release, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.theequityexperts.com/2007/12/17/i-guess-mortgage-brokers-and-originators-are-just-evil.aspx"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 3915 Mortgage Reform Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2007/12/hr-3915-mortgage-reform-legislation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-14:/commentary/1385385</id>
    <updated>2007-12-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mortgage Foundation </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill that is going around now is HR 3915, and Senator Christopher Dodd&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s mortgage reform legislation. There are several things that have been mentioned in these bills that will greatly hurt many borrowers, and others that are ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mtgfoundation.com/2007/12/hr-3915-mortgage-reform-legislation.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate mortgage reform bill out</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/senate-mortgage-reform-bill-out/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-14:/commentary/1385914</id>
    <updated>2007-12-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate R