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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.5830 FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008</title>
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  <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/50154</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Big Economic News - Mortgage and Real Estate Update</title>
    <link href="http://home-buddies.com/big-economic-news-mortgage-and-real-estate-update/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/commentary/2503824</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Home-Buddies </name>
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At the end of last month, Congress moved closer to passing legislation that is similar to HR 5830 or to the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act (&#226;&#8364;&#339;the plan&#226;&#8364;&#157;). In case you missed my previous article, Congress is quickly moving ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://home-buddies.com/big-economic-news-mortgage-and-real-estate-update/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Employment free home work</title>
    <link href="http://perfecthomeemployment.com/2008/07/02/employment-free-home-work/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-02:/commentary/2433431</id>
    <updated>2008-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Home Employment Blog </name>
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But It May Not Turn Out to be a Veto Promise After sending mixed signals for weeks about HR 5830, the Frank FHA mortgage refinaince loan guarantee program, President Bush issued a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) opposing a . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://perfecthomeemployment.com/2008/07/02/employment-free-home-work/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SPECULATION ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF THE NEW FL FORECLOSURE LAW</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-02:/commentary/2433430</id>
    <updated>2008-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Foreclosure Listings </name>
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Foreclosure as well as HR 5830 - The Problem as well as The Opportunity The foreclosures opposite the nation have been causing problems inside of neighborhoods. Most areas in the US have been experiencing the climb in crime rates due to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://foreclosure-listings.hd0.info/?p=13952"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Foreclosure and HR 5830 - The Problem and The Opportunity</title>
    <link href="http://home-buddies.com/foreclosure-problem-and-opportunity/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-02:/commentary/2425021</id>
    <updated>2008-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Home-Buddies </name>
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The foreclosures across our country are causing problems within neighborhoods. Many areas in the US are experiencing a rise in crime rates due to so many vacant homes. Although the government has taken both fiscal and monetary action to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://home-buddies.com/foreclosure-problem-and-opportunity/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Status on HR 5830 Bill</title>
    <link href="http://telias.topproducerblogs.com/?p=45" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/commentary/2340697</id>
    <updated>2008-06-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tony Elias&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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Here are status updates on The FHA Housing Stabilization &amp;amp; Homeownership Retention Act of 2008. I will continue to update the status of this bill&#226;&#8364;&#166;. so continue viewing my blogs daily! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://telias.topproducerblogs.com/?p=45"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bailout Legislation: Which Homeowners Will It Help?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-06:/commentary/2295332</id>
    <updated>2008-06-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Home-Buddies </name>
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As congress moves closer to passing HR 5830 or Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act we must ask ourselves: will lenders choose to participate in this program? There are several factors lenders will need to look at in deciding ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://home-buddies.com/bailout-legislation-which-homeowners-will-it-help/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Victims &#226;&#8364;&#732;Tricked out of their homes&#226;&#8364;&#8482; - FinalCall.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/2374410</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>My Refinance Store </name>
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Victims &#226;&#8364;&#732;Tricked out of their homes&#226;&#8364;&#8482; FinalCall.com, IL - 21 minutes ago The money is allocated to areas hardest hit by foreclosures and subprime loans, and all housing must be affordable to low income families; &#226;&#8364;&#162; HR 5830&#226;&#8364;&#8221;(FHA &#226;&#8364;&#166; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://myrefinancestore.com/?p=990"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Hud Houses</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/2374409</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hud Houses </name>
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Hud Houses Ohio Given the House vote scheduled for today regarding HR 5830, the legislation which would allow the HUD to insure up to $300 billion in FHA mortgages, you might wonder what the Bush Administration thinks about the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hud-houses.blogspot.com/2008/06/hud-houses.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Apartment Rental News Weekly Roundup: June 3, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.mynewplace.com/blog/2008/06/03/apartment-rental-news-weekly-roundup-june-3-2008/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/2265873</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MyNewPlace Blog </name>
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Former Federal Reserve governor and economic advisor to President Bush Lawrence Lindsey, in this week&amp;#39;s Weekly Standard, endorsed Congressman Barney Frank&amp;#39;s proposal HR 5830 as &#226;&#8364;&#339;the best thought-out bill in Washington.&amp;quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mynewplace.com/blog/2008/06/03/apartment-rental-news-weekly-roundup-june-3-2008/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The government should provide financial assistance to homeowners ...</title>
    <link href="http://whereistand.com/JesseJacksonJr/26434" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-29:/commentary/2538531</id>
    <updated>2008-05-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jesse Jackson, Jr - whereIstand.com </name>
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HR 5830 -- the FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act -- expands an FHA program to help at-risk borrowers refinance their mortgages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://whereistand.com/JesseJacksonJr/26434"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Big Economic News on Real Estate and Mortgages</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/commentary/2223047</id>
    <updated>2008-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Home-Buddies </name>
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The major fiscal stimulus plan that is under way is HR 5830. This will allow the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to insure $300 billion in new loans. What does all this mean? When looking at government intervention (ie pumping ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://home-buddies.com/big-economic-new/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 5830 - House Back Massive Plan to Bail Out the Underserving</title>
    <link href="http://markvschwartz.com/2008/05/21/hr-5830-house-back-massive-plan-to-bail-out-the-underserving/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/commentary/2223045</id>
    <updated>2008-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mark&amp;#39;s All About Real Estate Blog </name>
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HR 5830 emerged from the Barny Frank led House Financial Services Committee last week, and I wish I could say the government was doing something right. Our government plans to go partners with home owners in foreclosure. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://markvschwartz.com/2008/05/21/hr-5830-house-back-massive-plan-to-bail-out-the-underserving/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Housing Help; Borrowers, Lenders And Investors Could All Find Some ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org/nc/single-news-item/lexis-single-news-item/article/housing-help-borrowers-lenders-and-investors-could-all-find-some-relief-in-legislation-before-cong/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1684&amp;amp;cHash=10e82a3031" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/commentary/2223046</id>
    <updated>2008-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CIN In Congress News </name>
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Still, critics of the proposal (HR 5830:hr05830: in the House and known in the Senate as the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008) complain that it would bail out bankers and borrowers who placed losing bets on a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org/nc/single-news-item/lexis-single-news-item/article/housing-help-borrowers-lenders-and-investors-could-all-find-some-relief-in-legislation-before-cong/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1684&amp;cHash=10e82a3031"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mulling the Homeownership Retention Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.mdmproofing.com/iym/weblog/2008/05/mulling-homeownership-retention-act-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/commentary/2216158</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Money Musings - Personal Finance Blog </name>
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A dose of linkage for anyone interested in HR 5830: FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008... OpenCongress.org: HR 5830: Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 MapLight.org: HR 5830: Homeownership Retention Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mdmproofing.com/iym/weblog/2008/05/mulling-homeownership-retention-act-of.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mulling the Homeownership Retention Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://news.myspace.com/business/personalfinance/item/17533415" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/commentary/2216157</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Business - myspace News </name>
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OpenCongress.org: HR 5830: Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 MapLight.org: HR 5830: Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 I find it mostly insane that in order for my wife and I to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.myspace.com/business/personalfinance/item/17533415"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act</title>
    <link href="http://mortgage-currentinfo.blogspot.com/2008/05/fha-housing-and-homeowner-retention-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-17:/commentary/2238634</id>
    <updated>2008-05-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Current Mortgage Info </name>
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Federal Housing Administration&amp;#39;s bill, HR 5830 named as FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act was passed by House Financial Services Committe of the House of Representatives recently. This Act will result in availability of around ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mortgage-currentinfo.blogspot.com/2008/05/fha-housing-and-homeowner-retention-act.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Expanding Homeownership in Silicon Valley</title>
    <link href="http://mikehonda.blogspot.com/2008/05/expanding-homeownership-in-silicon.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-16:/commentary/2206260</id>
    <updated>2008-05-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congressman Mike Honda: On the Issues </name>
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The package of housing measures passed this week will help families facing foreclosure keep their homes and help other families avoid foreclosures in the future (in HR 5830), and help the recovery of communities harmed by empty homes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mikehonda.blogspot.com/2008/05/expanding-homeownership-in-silicon.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A Curious Concurrence of Interests?</title>
    <link href="http://www.mynewplace.com/blog/2008/05/16/a-curious-concurrence-of-interests/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-16:/commentary/2206100</id>
    <updated>2008-05-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>MyNewPlace Blog </name>
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Though the origin and backers of AngryRenter.com surely play a significant role, shouldn&amp;#39;t the Wall Street Journal also find it expedient to provide summaries and implications of HR 5830 and S. 2636, the bills in question? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mynewplace.com/blog/2008/05/16/a-curious-concurrence-of-interests/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Chuck Muth&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s News &amp;amp; Views - May 14, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://noisyroom.net/blog/2008/05/14/chuck-muths-news-views-may-14-2008/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/commentary/2206101</id>
    <updated>2008-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>noisyroom.net </name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;HR 5830 the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Housing Stabilization and Homeowner Retention Act would allow the FHA to guarantee as much as $300 billion worth of refinanced home loans for those facing threat of foreclosure. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://noisyroom.net/blog/2008/05/14/chuck-muths-news-views-may-14-2008/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ron Paul&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Texas Straight Talk: Big Government Responsible for ...</title>
    <link href="http://stiffrightalerts.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/ron-pauls-texas-straight-talk-big-government-responsible-for-housing-bubble/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-13:/commentary/2199846</id>
    <updated>2008-05-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stiff Right Alerts </name>
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One measure, HR 5830 the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Housing Stabilization and Homeowner Retention Act would allow the FHA to guarantee as much as $300 billion worth of refinanced home loans for those facing threat of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://stiffrightalerts.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/ron-pauls-texas-straight-talk-big-government-responsible-for-housing-bubble/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Who Is Responsible for the Housing Bubble?</title>
    <link href="http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2008/05/12/who-is-responsible-for-the-housing-bubble/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/commentary/2194010</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tenth Amendment Center </name>
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One measure, HR 5830 the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Housing Stabilization and Homeowner Retention Act would allow the FHA to guarantee as much as $300 billion worth of refinanced home loans for those facing threat of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2008/05/12/who-is-responsible-for-the-housing-bubble/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Sweeping Legislation to Rescue Homeowners</title>
    <link href="http://www.delawaremortgageloans.net/archives/199" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/commentary/2193165</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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The bill includes versions of HR 5830, HR 1852, HR 1427, HR 5579, and amendments to Preserving the American Dream for Our Nation&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Veterans. The plan is projected to help roughly 500000 borrowers at a cost of $2.7 billion over five ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.delawaremortgageloans.net/archives/199"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>National Low Income Housing Coalition Reports from the Capitol</title>
    <link href="http://housingadvocacy.blogspot.com/2008/05/national-low-income-housing-coalition.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-11:/commentary/2417902</id>
    <updated>2008-05-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Housing Advocacy </name>
    </author>
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Foreclosure Prevention Bill Passed by Financial Services Committee: On May 1, the House Committee on Financial Services, chaired by Representative Barney Frank (D-MA), approved HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://housingadvocacy.blogspot.com/2008/05/national-low-income-housing-coalition.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 5830 FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://jacksoncountydemocraticcommittee.org/blog/?p=133" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-11:/commentary/2193164</id>
    <updated>2008-05-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The JCDC BLOG </name>
    </author>
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The HR 5830, FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 would allow certain at risk loans to be replaced by new loans guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration by refinancing up to $300 billion in viable ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://jacksoncountydemocraticcommittee.org/blog/?p=133"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House defeats preemption play by banks</title>
    <link href="http://static.uspirg.org/consumer/archives/2008/05/house_defeats_p.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-10:/commentary/2204693</id>
    <updated>2008-05-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US PIRG Consumer Blog </name>
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Note that our letter refers to Miller-LaTourette as an amendment to HR 5830, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act. HR 5830 became part of a floor package known as HR 3221, which after consideration of a variety of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://static.uspirg.org/consumer/archives/2008/05/house_defeats_p.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>BUSH ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENTS A TARGETED, FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org/nc/single-news-item-states/article/bush-administration-implements-a-targeted-financially-responsible-plan-to-help-homeowners/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1684&amp;amp;cHash=a2fe25ff80" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-10:/commentary/2195602</id>
    <updated>2008-05-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CIN Top News </name>
    </author>
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The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act, HR 5830, would permit FHA to provide up to $300 billion in new federal guarantees for risky mortgages. According to the Congressional Budget Office, &amp;quot;the new loan guarantee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org/nc/single-news-item-states/article/bush-administration-implements-a-targeted-financially-responsible-plan-to-help-homeowners/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1684&amp;cHash=a2fe25ff80"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Closer to a Foreclosure Solution?</title>
    <link href="http://wealthwithmortgage.com/?p=135" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-09:/commentary/2195587</id>
    <updated>2008-05-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>wealthwithmortgage.com </name>
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Amendment 1:FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act (HR 5830). Provides mortgage refinancing assistance to keep families from losing their homes, protect neighboring home values, and help stabilize the housing market. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wealthwithmortgage.com/?p=135"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Barrett Opposes Borrower &#226;&#8364;&#339;Bailout&#226;&#8364;&#157; Plan</title>
    <link href="http://schotlinepress.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/congressman-barrett-opposes-borrower-%E2%80%9Cbailout%E2%80%9D-plan/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-09:/commentary/2193144</id>
    <updated>2008-05-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SCHotline Press Releases </name>
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Last week, Congressman Barrett introduced an amendment to HR 5830 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; a bill which was added to HR 3221 as the Frank amendment &#226;&#8364;&#8221; in the Financial Services Committee that would have protected taxpayers by allowing the Federal Housing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://schotlinepress.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/congressman-barrett-opposes-borrower-%E2%80%9Cbailout%E2%80%9D-plan/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Buchanan Votes to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure</title>
    <link href="http://fromtheduke.blogspot.com/2008/05/congressman-buchanan-votes-to-help.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-09:/commentary/2179900</id>
    <updated>2008-05-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>From The Duke </name>
    </author>
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HR 5830, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act,&#226;&#8364;&#157; passed the House by a vote of 266 to 154. The bill would expand Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan guarantees to help approximately 500000 struggling ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://fromtheduke.blogspot.com/2008/05/congressman-buchanan-votes-to-help.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Really Bad Thing About the Housing Bailout Bill</title>
    <link href="http://conservativebelle.blogspot.com/2008/05/really-bad-thing-about-housing-bailout.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-09:/commentary/2177454</id>
    <updated>2008-05-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Belle </name>
    </author>
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The mortgage bailout (HR 5830, the FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008) could actually rob millions from middle class pensions and education savings. But there could be an even greater cost from the bill to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://conservativebelle.blogspot.com/2008/05/really-bad-thing-about-housing-bailout.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Is The Bailout Of Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Really Immoral?</title>
    <link href="http://jayovalle.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/is-the-bailout-of-homeowners-facing-foreclosure-really-immoral/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-09:/commentary/2179899</id>
    <updated>2008-05-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
    </author>
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The plan (HR 5830: The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 200 that just passed Congress approval yesterday, will only back loans to re-structure principal residence loans and lenders will have the option to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://jayovalle.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/is-the-bailout-of-homeowners-facing-foreclosure-really-immoral/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act Passed by ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.loansafe.org/forum/breaking-foreclosure-news/2599-american-housing-rescue-foreclosure-prevention-act-passed-house.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-09:/commentary/2182943</id>
    <updated>2008-05-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Home Loan Forum - Loan Safe </name>
    </author>
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Tags: American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act, Barney Frank, FHA, FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention A, FHA Loans, FHA Secure, HR 3221, HR 5830, US House of Representatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.loansafe.org/forum/breaking-foreclosure-news/2599-american-housing-rescue-foreclosure-prevention-act-passed-house.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act.</title>
    <link href="http://blogx3.com/index.php/2008/05/08/fha-housing-and-homeowner-retention-act?blog=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/commentary/2219455</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The 24 - Real Estate Blog </name>
    </author>
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Have you heard that the House of Representatives recently passed a bill, HR 5830, named the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Housing and Homeowner Retention Act? From what I&amp;#39;ve read, and understand, this Bill will give distressed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogx3.com/index.php/2008/05/08/fha-housing-and-homeowner-retention-act?blog=1"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Approves Controversial Housing Package</title>
    <link href="http://www.housepricesfall.com/2008/05/house-approves-controversial-housing-package/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/commentary/2175009</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Housing Prices - Housing Bubble </name>
    </author>
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Characterizing his proposal &#226;&#8364;&#8221; HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act &#226;&#8364;&#8221; as a &#226;&#8364;&#339;cooperative approach&#226;&#8364;&#157; to solving the housing mess, Frank said strong-arming both lenders and servicers would become &#226;&#8364;&#339;politically irresistibl&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.housepricesfall.com/2008/05/house-approves-controversial-housing-package/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fha</title>
    <link href="http://fha2.blogspot.com/2008/05/fha.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/commentary/2175010</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fha </name>
    </author>
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Fha Connection Frank&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s bill, HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act, would allow the government to guarantee up to $300 billion in refinancing activity tied to distressed mortgages over the next two years. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://fha2.blogspot.com/2008/05/fha.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House FHA Vote Today, Bush Threatens Veto</title>
    <link href="http://www.fhaloanpros.com/2008/05/house-fha-vote-today-bush-threatens-veto/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/commentary/2175022</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FHA Mortgage Guide </name>
    </author>
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Given the House vote scheduled for today regarding HR 5830, the legislation which would allow the HUD to insure up to $300 billion in FHA mortgages, you might wonder what the Bush Administration thinks about the foreclosure rescue plan. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fhaloanpros.com/2008/05/house-fha-vote-today-bush-threatens-veto/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>It Was a Mad House Today (Government Edition)</title>
    <link href="http://flmortgagereport.com/?p=699" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/commentary/2176990</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Florida Mortgage Report </name>
    </author>
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As if that wasn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t enough chaos, they passed HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act (I dubbed this the Barney Fife bill). This is the major bailout bill which gets lenders to write down homeowner loan amounts that can ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://flmortgagereport.com/?p=699"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mortgage Crisis Forcing Americans Into Tents Update-1</title>
    <link href="http://toocan.com/lunog/index.php/misblog/2008/05/08/mortgage-crisis-forcing-americans-into-t-1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/commentary/2176991</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Misblog </name>
    </author>
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Legislation (HR 5830) has been placed on the House calendar, which will enable an estimated 500000 primary residence homeowners to use FHA refinancing to refinance their sub-prime mortgages. Web: Conflict over housing crisis threatens ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://toocan.com/lunog/index.php/misblog/2008/05/08/mortgage-crisis-forcing-americans-into-t-1"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes FHA Modernization, Bush Threatens Veto</title>
    <link href="http://www.fhaloanpros.com/2008/05/house-passes-fha-modernization-bush-threatens-veto/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/commentary/2179293</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FHA Mortgage Guide </name>
    </author>
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The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act, HR 5830, would permit FHA to provide up to $300 billion in new federal guarantees for risky mortgages. According to the Congressional Budget Office, &#226;&#8364;&#339;the new loan guarantee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fhaloanpros.com/2008/05/house-passes-fha-modernization-bush-threatens-veto/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>BUSH ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENTS A TARGETED, FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ...</title>
    <link href="http://articles.pinoybusiness.org/2008/05/07/bush-administration-implements-a-targeted-financially-responsible-plan-to-help-homeowners/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2171028</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PBO Web Olympics 2008 </name>
    </author>
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The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act, HR 5830, would permit FHA to provide up to $300 billion in new federal guarantees for risky mortgages. According to the Congressional Budget Office, &amp;quot;the new loan guarantee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://articles.pinoybusiness.org/2008/05/07/bush-administration-implements-a-targeted-financially-responsible-plan-to-help-homeowners/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New Law to help you Refinance&#226;&#8364;&#166;</title>
    <link href="http://landlordbusters.com/2008/05/07/new-law-to-help-you-refinance/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2167401</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
    </author>
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Below is the official summary of HR 5830 as revised. It came through Committee process largely unchanged from the original proposal, however it would be surprising if changes were not made by admendment or in a conference committee back ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://landlordbusters.com/2008/05/07/new-law-to-help-you-refinance/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>DAILY FISCAL POLICY REPORT -- May 7, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/4957" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2167402</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OMBWatch Blogs </name>
    </author>
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Housing -- CBO Releases Frank Bill Cost Estimate: The Congressional Budget Office has released its long-awaited cost estimate of HR 5830, the FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008, the bill introduced by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/4957"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>BUSH ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENTS A TARGETED, FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ...</title>
    <link href="http://nwarealestatenews.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/bush-administration-implements-a-targeted-financially-responsible-plan-to-help-homeowners/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2168240</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Northwest Arkansas (NWA) Real Estate News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act, HR 5830, would permit FHA to provide up to $300 billion in new federal guarantees for risky mortgages. According to the Congressional Budget Office, &#226;&#8364;&#339;the new loan guarantee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nwarealestatenews.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/bush-administration-implements-a-targeted-financially-responsible-plan-to-help-homeowners/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bush Promises to Veto Housing Bill</title>
    <link href="http://pamkemp.blogspot.com/2008/05/bush-promises-to-veto-housing-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2168241</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pam&amp;#39;s Coffee Conversation </name>
    </author>
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The US House of Representatives opened debate on Wednesday on a bill (HR 5830) that would create a $300 billion fund to save homeowners from foreclosure, but President George W. Bush threatened to veto the legislation which he said ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pamkemp.blogspot.com/2008/05/bush-promises-to-veto-housing-bill.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bush Issues Veto Threat Against Frank Housing Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/4959" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2168380</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OMBWatch Blogs </name>
    </author>
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But It May Not Turn Out to be a Veto Promise After sending mixed signals for weeks about HR 5830, the Frank FHA mortgage refinaince loan guarantee program, President Bush issued a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) opposing a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/4959"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hurry Up &amp;amp; Wait: Relief from Frank-Dodd Proposal Will Take Its Own ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.heritage.org/2008/05/07/hurry-up-wait-relief-from-frank-dodd-proposal-will-take-its-own-sweet-time-in-coming/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2168396</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Foundry </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
But the leading remedy on the Hill, the Frank-Dodd FHA Refinance Plan (HR 5830), will take many months before it has any effect at all. Moreover, it&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s the wrong prescription. Though not as bad as some earlier proposals, the Frank-Dodd ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.heritage.org/2008/05/07/hurry-up-wait-relief-from-frank-dodd-proposal-will-take-its-own-sweet-time-in-coming/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bush Issues Veto Threat on FHA Expansion Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.housepricesfall.com/2008/05/bush-issues-veto-threat-on-fha-expansion-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2168397</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Frank&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s bill, HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act, would allow the government to guarantee up to $300 billion in refinancing activity tied to distressed mortgages over the next two years. The Massachusetts Democrat has ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.housepricesfall.com/2008/05/bush-issues-veto-threat-on-fha-expansion-bill/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Committee Approves FHA &amp;quot;Short Pay&amp;quot; Loans A key committee in ...</title>
    <link href="http://scottiveynet.blogspot.com/2008/05/house-committee-approves-fha-short-pay.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2168401</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Scott Ivey </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill, HR 5830, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Housing and Homeowner Retention Act was passed out of the House Financial Services Committee and on to the full house by a bipartisan vote of 46 to 21. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://scottiveynet.blogspot.com/2008/05/house-committee-approves-fha-short-pay.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Abrogating Peter&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Contract to Pay Paul &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Mortgage Bailout&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.openmarket.org/2008/05/07/abrogating-peter%E2%80%99s-contract-to-pay-paul-%E2%80%94-mortgage-bailout%E2%80%99s-billion-dollar-hit-to-retirement-savings-revised/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2171026</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>openmarket.org </name>
    </author>
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The Congressional Budget Office just came out with an estimate of $2.7 billion for HR 5830, the so-called FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008, which may be rolled into larger housing bills on the House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.openmarket.org/2008/05/07/abrogating-peter%E2%80%99s-contract-to-pay-paul-%E2%80%94-mortgage-bailout%E2%80%99s-billion-dollar-hit-to-retirement-savings-revised/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bush Issues Veto Threat on FHA Expansion Bill</title>
    <link href="http://marketpipeline.blogspot.com/2008/05/bush-issues-veto-threat-on-fha.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2171027</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Market Pipeline </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Frank&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s bill, HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act, would allow the government to guarantee up to $300 billion in refinancing activity tied to distressed mortgages over the next two years. The Massachusetts Democrat has ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marketpipeline.blogspot.com/2008/05/bush-issues-veto-threat-on-fha.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Second Stimulus Package?</title>
    <link href="http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2008/05/second-stimulus.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2175024</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ataxingmatter </name>
    </author>
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HR 5720 (the housing tax bill with $11.6 billion in benefits) and HR 5830 (the FHA housing Stabilization and Home Ownership Act of 2008 that proposes to provide federal guarantees for home mortgages) are to be combined into one bill and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2008/05/second-stimulus.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5830, the Frank&#226;&#8364;&#8220;Dodd FHA Refinance Plan, Is Still the Wrong ...</title>
    <link href="http://loanguidenet.com/?p=752" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2165956</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Loan Guide Network </name>
    </author>
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HR 5830, the Frank&#226;&#8364;&#8220;Dodd FHA Refinance Plan, Is Still the Wrong &#226;&#8364;&#166; Heritage.org, DC - 44 minutes ago What has worked to date is Hope Now, a voluntary, private-sector plan that allows homeowners who have the ability to pay a lower-cost ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://loanguidenet.com/?p=752"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>No Closing Cost Refinance</title>
    <link href="http://nation-usa-home-mortgage-loan-company.blogspot.com/2008/05/no-closing-cost-refinance_06.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2183633</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nationwide home mortgage loan company </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 5830, the Frank&#226;&#8364;&#8220;Dodd FHA Refinance Plan, Is Still the Wrong &#226;&#8364;&#166; Heritage.org, DC - 32 minutes ago What has worked to date is Hope Now, a voluntary, private-sector plan that allows homeowners who have the ability to pay a lower-cost ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nation-usa-home-mortgage-loan-company.blogspot.com/2008/05/no-closing-cost-refinance_06.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5830 - The federal government&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s power grab, disguised as a bail ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.mariah.com/2008/05/hr-5830-the-federal-governments-power-grab-disguised-as-a-bail-out/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2161768</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mortgage Industry Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 5830 emerged from the Barny Frank led House Financial Services Committee last week, and I couldn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t be any less surprised. The latest variant can be found at OpenCongress, but here are the Cliff Notes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.mariah.com/2008/05/hr-5830-the-federal-governments-power-grab-disguised-as-a-bail-out/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5830, the Frank&#226;&#8364;&#8220;Dodd FHA Refinance Plan, Is Still the Wrong ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Economy/wm1918.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2164110</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers: Economy </name>
    </author>
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Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) of the House Financial Services Committee has proposed HR 5830, which would use the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to refinance at-risk mortgages at a lower interest rate in return for a cash fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Economy/wm1918.cfm"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BUSH ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENTS A TARGETED, FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ...</title>
    <link href="http://hudtopics.blogspot.com/2008/05/bush-administration-implements-targeted.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2164112</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act, HR 5830, would permit FHA to provide up to $300 billion in new federal guarantees for risky mortgages. According to the Congressional Budget Office, &amp;quot;the new loan guarantee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hudtopics.blogspot.com/2008/05/bush-administration-implements-targeted.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2164113</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Below is the official summary of HR 5830 as revised. It came through Committee process largely unchanged from the original proposal, however it would be surprising if changes were not made by admendment or in a conference committee back ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fhaloanpros.com/2008/05/frank-bill-largely-the-same-after-revisions/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bernanke Speech: More Federal Government Help, Including FHA ...</title>
    <link href="http://oregonhousing.blogspot.com/2008/05/bernanke-speech-more-federal-government.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2164114</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Oregon Housing Blog </name>
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is being reported as being in support of the Barney Frank House bill, HR 5830, now scheduled for House consideration Wednesday and Thursday. (The link to HR5830 is to the bill version as amended in the House Financial Services markup) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://oregonhousing.blogspot.com/2008/05/bernanke-speech-more-federal-government.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mortgage Action Alliance Newsletter for May 5th, 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2164115</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>MHVMBA </name>
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The &#226;&#8364;&#339;FHA Housing and Homeownership Retention Act&#226;&#8364;&#157; (HR 5830) would enable the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to provide up to $300 billion in new guarantees to refinance loans for borrowers facing foreclosure. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mhvmba.com/wordpress/?p=83"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Preemption Amendment to Foreclosure Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2164116</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vision Credit Education, Inc. </name>
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HR 5830 is designed to stem the record foreclosures that have hit major housing markets across the nation. However, it does not go as far as some state laws that were enacted in response to the foreclosure crisis. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.visioncredit.org/preemption-amendment-to-foreclosure-bill/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Frank Warns Lenders, Servicers; Wants Answers on Conforming Jumbos</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2164117</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Characterizing his proposal &#226;&#8364;&#8221; HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act &#226;&#8364;&#8221; as a &#226;&#8364;&#339;cooperative approach&#226;&#8364;&#157; to solving the housing mess, Frank said strong-arming both lenders and servicers would become &#226;&#8364;&#339;politically irresistibl&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.housepricesfall.com/2008/05/frank-warns-lenders-servicers-wants-answers-on-conforming-jumbos/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 5830, the Frank&#226;&#8364;&#8220;Dodd FHA Refinance Plan, Is Still the Wrong ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2168398</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 5830, the Frank&#226;&#8364;&#8220;Dodd FHA Refinance Plan, Is Still the Wrong &#226;&#8364;&#166; Heritage.org, DC - 26 minutes ago What has worked to date is Hope Now, a voluntary, private-sector plan that allows homeowners who have the ability to pay a lower-cost ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://myrefinancestore.com/?p=646"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Refinancing Online Provides Opportunities for Homeowners. Homeowners refinance for a variety of reasons including to take cash out of their home equity to make home improvements, to consolidate debt, and to move from an adjustable-rate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mortgages.homebuyersrealestate.info/2008/05/05/late-breaking-news-645/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Stop Saving Now and Spend Those Rebates! The Home Refinancing Well Has Run Dry. I&#226;&#8364;&#8482;m not sure at what exact point did &#226;&#8364;&#339;saving&#226;&#8364;&#157; become a four letter word. The predicament that we now find ourselves in has an origin in a decade long ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bestrealestateinfo.info/refinancing/late-breaking-news-787/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>irealestateonline.info </name>
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Hidden Mortgage Risks Abound in US Home Market: John F. Wasik. Bottoms up! It&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s time to swallow a heavy dose of risk realism when considering the US home market . Thousands of Texans to benefit from affordable, government approved ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://irealestateonline.info/2008/05/05/late-breaking-news-668/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2260291</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Economic Slowdown: Employment Holding Up Well. The current economic slowdown owed its genesis to the housing bubble and the subsequent meltdown in the credit markets. Stop Saving Now and Spend Those Rebates! The Home Refinancing Well ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://home.greatrealestatereviews.info/2008/05/05/late-breaking-news-681/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2219457</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mortgages Real Estate Info </name>
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Economic Slowdown: Employment Holding Up Well. The current economic slowdown owed its genesis to the housing bubble and the subsequent meltdown in the credit markets. Stop Saving Now and Spend Those Rebates! The Home Refinancing Well ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://seekrealestate.info/mortgages/late-breaking-news-786/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 5830 FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2157333</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The House Financial Services Committee approved HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act,The legislation, authored by Committee Chairman Barney Frank now moves to the full House for consideration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.safeguardproperties.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1906&amp;Itemid=106"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act</title>
    <link href="http://thelyonsden.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/hr-5830-the-fha-housing-and-homeowner-retention-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2161769</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Lyons Den </name>
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The following has been approved by the Financial Services Committee. (The Legislation now moves to the Full House for consideration.) Click Here for a full copy of the news release.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thelyonsden.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/hr-5830-the-fha-housing-and-homeowner-retention-act/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 5830: Here Comes The Bailout Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Long List of Odysseus Medal Nominees </name>
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HR 5830: Here Comes The Bailout Act of 2008, by Brian Brady.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thelonglist.bloodhoundrealty.com/?p=1144"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CBO Reports: Nuclear Power&amp;#39;s Role in Generating Electricity ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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HR 5830, FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008, May 2, 2008 pdf blog - Cost estimate for...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/018264.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressional Committee Paves way for Comprehensive Homeowner ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CaliforniaCityNews.org </name>
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The House Financial Services Committee on Thursday approved HR 5830, the FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowner Retention Act. The bill, a top legislative priority for NLC, is the final piece of the House plan to stabilize the housing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://californiacitynews.typepad.com/californiacitynewsorg/2008/05/congressional-c.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FHA: The Be All and End All of Loans</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2161773</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Last week,a key committee in the House passed HR 5830, otherwise known as the FHA &#226;&#8364;&#339;Short Pay&#226;&#8364;&#157; Loans Bill. The main provision in this bill would allow FHA to insure loans for troubled borrowers. This bill seeks to insurance upto $300 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.azmortgageguru.com/fha-the-be-all-and-end-all-of-loans/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2161774</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The Congressional Budget Office just came out with an estimate of $2.7 billion for HR 5830, the so-called FHA Houshing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008. But there could be an even greater cost from the bill to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.openmarket.org/2008/05/05/abrogating-peters-contract-to-pay-paul-mortgage-bailouts-billion-dollar-hit-to-retirement-savings/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate Index </name>
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HR 5830: The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowership Retention Act of 2008 , is designed to provide relief for homeowners in trouble by refinancing &#226;&#8364;&#166; House Committee Passes Final Piece of Housing Stabilization Plan ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://realestateindex.info/2008/05/05/late-breaking-news-778/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WSJ.com: Real Time Economics </name>
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The Congressional Budget Offices estimates that the FHA would end up insuring 500000 loans over the next five years under the Frank bill (cost estimate of HR 5830), a small fraction of the estimated 10 million mortgages that are now ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2008/05/05/subtle-ben-bernanke-inches-closer-to-barney-frank/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-05-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Can We Get Long Beach Homeowners To Pay Back Their Mortgages? Have we lost the moral stigma associated with foreclosure? HR 5830: The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowership Retention Act of 2008 , is designed to provide relief for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://refinancing.homebuyersrealestate.info/2008/05/04/late-breaking-news-616/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Credit crunch takes bigger bites. The latest niches to feel the pinch: Cash-out refinancings. Loans with anything less than full documentation of a borrower&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s income, credit and assets. Quarterly figures: Project homes lead property ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mortgages.homebuyersrealestate.info/2008/05/05/late-breaking-news-643/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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      <name>freerealestateguides.info </name>
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Can We Get Long Beach Homeowners To Pay Back Their Mortgages? Have we lost the moral stigma associated with foreclosure? HR 5830: The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowership Retention Act of 2008 , is designed to provide relief for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://home.irealestateonline.info/2008/05/04/late-breaking-news-611/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Can We Get Long Beach Homeowners To Pay Back Their Mortgages? Have we lost the moral stigma associated with foreclosure? HR 5830: The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowership Retention Act of 2008 , is designed to provide relief for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://home.homebuyersrealestate.info/2008/05/04/late-breaking-news-663/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2008-05-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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On April 17, 2008, Barney Frank introduced in the House a bill that would enable FHA to refi home loans at 90% of current market value with the goal of keeping more home owners in their homes. I will track this bill through the House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.homesalessandiego.com/blog/hr-5830-fha-housing-stabilization-homeownership-retention-act-of-2008/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 5830: The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowership Retention Act of 2008 , is designed to provide relief for homeowners in trouble by refinancing their loan to reflect lower housing valuations. If the current lender &#226;&#8364;&#732;forgives&#226;&#8364;&#8482; 10% ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.longbeachrealestatehome.com/can-we-get-long-beach-homeowners-to-pay-back-their-mortgages"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 5830: FHA Housing Stabilization &amp;amp; Homeownership Retention Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://itfinances.net/2008/05/04/hr-5830-fha-housing-stabilization-homeownership-retention-act-of-2008/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-04:/commentary/2157337</id>
    <updated>2008-05-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Finance </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
wrote an interesting post today on Here&#226;&#8364;&#8482;sa quick excerpt On April 17, 2008, Barney Frank introduced in the House a bill that would enable FHA to refi home loans at 90% of current market value with the goal of keeping more home owners in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://itfinances.net/2008/05/04/hr-5830-fha-housing-stabilization-homeownership-retention-act-of-2008/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Late breaking news</title>
    <link href="http://realestateindex.info/2008/05/04/late-breaking-news-776/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-04:/commentary/2165957</id>
    <updated>2008-05-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate Index </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 5830: The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowership Retention Act of 2008 , is designed to provide relief for homeowners in trouble by refinancing &#226;&#8364;&#166; House Committee Passes Final Piece of Housing Stabilization Plan ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://realestateindex.info/2008/05/04/late-breaking-news-776/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CBO Director Blogs on Cost of HR 5830&#226;&#8364;&#8220;It&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s $2.7 Billion Over 6 Years.</title>
    <link href="http://marketcreate.net/sub-prime/2008/05/03/cbo-director-blogs-on-cost-of-hr-5830-its-27-billion-over-6-years/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-03:/commentary/2219456</id>
    <updated>2008-05-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>http://marketcreate.net/sub-prime/ </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Turns out that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director has a blog, and a recent post HERE summarizes the CBO cost estimate for HR 5830, the FHA Stabilization bill recently approved by the House Financial Services Committee. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marketcreate.net/sub-prime/2008/05/03/cbo-director-blogs-on-cost-of-hr-5830-its-27-billion-over-6-years/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Roskam Opposes Democratic Efforts to Help Struggling Homeowners</title>
    <link href="http://rubberstamproskam.com/2008/05/02/roskam-opposes-democratic-efforts-to-help-struggling-homeowners/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-03:/commentary/2147234</id>
    <updated>2008-05-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RubberStampRoskam.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill, HR 5830: FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008, makes up to $300 billion in federally insured loans available to allow mortgage holders in danger of foreclosure to refinance at more affordable fixed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://rubberstamproskam.com/2008/05/02/roskam-opposes-democratic-efforts-to-help-struggling-homeowners/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CBO Director Blogs on Cost of HR 5830--It&amp;#39;s $2.7 Billion Over 5 Years.</title>
    <link href="http://oregonhousing.blogspot.com/2008/05/cbo-director-blogs-on-cost-of-hr-5830.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-03:/commentary/2150544</id>
    <updated>2008-05-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Oregon Housing Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Turns out that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director has a blog, and a recent post HERE summarizes the CBO cost estimate for HR 5830, the FHA Stabilization bill recently approved by the House Financial Services Committee. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://oregonhousing.blogspot.com/2008/05/cbo-director-blogs-on-cost-of-hr-5830.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Financial Services Committee Approves FHA Housing and Homeowner ...</title>
    <link href="http://loanworkout.org/2008/05/03/financial-services-committee-approves-fha-housing-and-homeowner-retention-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-03:/commentary/2150546</id>
    <updated>2008-05-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Loan Modification &amp;amp; Home Loan News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington, DC - {The House Financial Services Committee today approved HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act, by a bipartisan vote of 46 to 21. The legislation, authored by Committee Chairman Barney Frank, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://loanworkout.org/2008/05/03/financial-services-committee-approves-fha-housing-and-homeowner-retention-act/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5830: Here Comes The Bailout Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=3052" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-03:/commentary/2157335</id>
    <updated>2008-05-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>bloodhoundblog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The best thing about being suspicious of politicians is that you learn how they think. I actually think this is a GOOD idea. Libertarians will hate it but I think this bill has merit. Remember my Bailout Post, in March? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=3052"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Entry for May 2, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://cwardconsultant.com/blog.html?cq=1&amp;amp;p=15" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-02:/commentary/2340699</id>
    <updated>2008-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chris A. Ward &amp;amp; Associates -- BLOG </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
House Committee Aproves FHA &amp;quot;Short Pay&amp;quot; Loans. A key committee in the House of Representatives late Thursday passed legislation that would make up to $300 billion in federally insured mortgages available to borrowers facing foreclosure. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cwardconsultant.com/blog.html?cq=1&amp;p=15"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill HR 5830. Good, bad or too soon to tell?</title>
    <link href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/493880/Bill-HR-583-Good" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-02:/commentary/2147233</id>
    <updated>2008-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Broker Bryant&amp;#39;s Real Estate Ramblings </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Have you heard that the House of Representatives recently passed a bill, HR 5830, named the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Housing and Homeowner Retention Act? From what I&amp;#39;ve read, and understand, this Bill will give distressed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/493880/Bill-HR-583-Good"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Cost estimate on Frank FHA housing legislation</title>
    <link href="http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=94" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-02:/commentary/2147235</id>
    <updated>2008-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Director&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
CBO has released a cost estimate of HR 5830, the FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008. We estimate that the legislation would cost about $2.7 billion over the 2008-2013 period, assuming future appropriations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=94"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Committee Aproves FHA &amp;quot;Short Pay&amp;quot; Loans</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestateinvestor.com/media/blog/3487/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-02:/commentary/2147236</id>
    <updated>2008-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RealEstateInvestor &#187; Blogs </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill, HR 5830, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Housing and Homeowner Retention Act was passed out of the House Financial Services Committee and on to the full house by a bipartisan vote of 46 to 21. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realestateinvestor.com/media/blog/3487/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Overmortgaged? HR 5830 is Here to Help!</title>
    <link href="http://www.badcreditmortgagehelp.org/index.php?entry_id=1209748470" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-02:/commentary/2147237</id>
    <updated>2008-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bad Credit Mortgage Help </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 5830 is a new bill being voted on in congress this month. The legislation will help home owners who are overmortgaged refinance into a low fixed rate mortgage in order to save them from foreclosure. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.badcreditmortgagehelp.org/index.php?entry_id=1209748470"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE APPROVES FHA HOUSING AND HOMEOWNER ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org/nc/single-news-item/lexis-single-news-item/article/financial-services-committee-approves-fha-housing-and-homeowner-retention-act/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1684&amp;amp;cHash=f005fbdaf7" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-02:/commentary/2150545</id>
    <updated>2008-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CIN Top News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House Financial Services Committee today approved HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act, by a bipartisan vote of 46 to 21. The legislation, authored by Committee Chairman Barney Frank, will expand the FHA program to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org/nc/single-news-item/lexis-single-news-item/article/financial-services-committee-approves-fha-housing-and-homeowner-retention-act/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1684&amp;cHash=f005fbdaf7"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>I haven&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t been posting to the blog this week because I am a juror ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.guarantymortgage.net/?p=494" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-02:/commentary/2150548</id>
    <updated>2008-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mortgage Guarantee </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act, was passed Thursday by the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 46 to 21, according to a press release. As currently written, the legislation would enable the Federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.guarantymortgage.net/?p=494"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Entry for May 2, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.cwardconsultant.com/blog.html?cq=1&amp;amp;p=15" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-02:/commentary/2161775</id>
    <updated>2008-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chris A. Ward &amp;amp; Associates -- BLOG </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill, HR 5830, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Housing and Homeowner Retention Act was passed out of the House Financial Services Committee and on to the full house by a bipartisan vote of 46 to 21. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cwardconsultant.com/blog.html?cq=1&amp;p=15"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FHA Bill HR 5830 Passes House Financial Services Committee.</title>
    <link href="http://oregonhousing.blogspot.com/2008/05/fha-bill-hr-5830-passes-house-financial.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/commentary/2240838</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Oregon Housing Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 5830 (FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act) was passed on Thursday by the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 46-21, with 10 Republican members voting for the bill. New York Times news story about ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://oregonhousing.blogspot.com/2008/05/fha-bill-hr-5830-passes-house-financial.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Barrett Supports FHA Discretion</title>
    <link href="http://schotlinepress.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/congressman-barrett-supports-fha-discretion/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/commentary/2142193</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>schotline Press Releases </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON, DC &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Congressman Gresham Barrett (SC, 03) introduced an amendment today to HR 5830 - the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008, during the House Committee of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://schotlinepress.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/congressman-barrett-supports-fha-discretion/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Panel Passes Distressed Mortgage Refi Plan; Frank Threatens ...</title>
    <link href="http://realestate.blogdig.net/archives/articles/May2008/01/House_Panel_Passes_Distressed_Mortgage_Refi_Plan__Frank_Threatens_Servicers.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/commentary/2147238</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>appraisethis: The Best Real Estate and... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill &#226;&#8364;&#8221; HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention [...] ---- link AppraiseThis: The Best Real Estate and Real Estate Agent Blog Posts From Around The Web The Best Real Estate, Home Inspection, Mortgage, Property Appraisal, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://realestate.blogdig.net/archives/articles/May2008/01/House_Panel_Passes_Distressed_Mortgage_Refi_Plan__Frank_Threatens_Servicers.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House committee votes &amp;#39;yes&amp;#39; on housing assistance bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/08/wash050108-7.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/commentary/2147239</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CUNA News Now Headlines </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
With a 46-21 vote, the House Financial Services Committee Thursday approved the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act (HR 5830).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/08/wash050108-7.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Panel Passes Distressed Mortgage Refi Plan; Frank Threatens ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.allmortgageinformation.com/mortgage/house-panel-passes-distressed-mortgage-refi-plan-frank-threatens-housing-wire/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/commentary/2147240</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>allmortgageinformation.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill &#226;&#8364;&#8221; HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act &#226;&#8364;&#8221; would expand the Federal Housing Administration&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s current mortgage program for a two year &#226;&#8364;&#166; House panel OKs assistance on housing slump The Associated Press ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.allmortgageinformation.com/mortgage/house-panel-passes-distressed-mortgage-refi-plan-frank-threatens-housing-wire/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Late breaking news</title>
    <link href="http://home.freerealestateguides.info/2008/04/30/late-breaking-news-586/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/commentary/2135647</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>home.freerealestateguides.info </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Mark-up of HR 5830, a bill to fund a new mortgage refinancing program in the Federal Housing Administration, resumes today in the House Financial Services Committee. Churches step into housing fray. A network of hundreds of churches ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://home.freerealestateguides.info/2008/04/30/late-breaking-news-586/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Late breaking news</title>
    <link href="http://realestateindex.info/2008/04/30/late-breaking-news-734/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/commentary/2147241</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Estate Index </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Mark-up of HR 5830, a bill to fund a new mortgage refinancing program in the Federal Housing Administration, resumes today in the House Financial Services Committee. Churches step into housing fray. A network of hundreds of churches ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://realestateindex.info/2008/04/30/late-breaking-news-734/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bush: So Far, Congress has &#226;&#8364;&#339;Failed&#226;&#8364;&#157; on Housing</title>
    <link href="http://www.housepricesfall.com/2008/04/bush-so-far-congress-has-%E2%80%9Cfailed%E2%80%9D-on-housing/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/commentary/2130749</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Housing Prices - Housing Bubble </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... with Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Roy A. Bernardi issuing a letter that detailed opposition to HR 5830, the FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowner Retention Act. The bill has been pushed heavily by House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.housepricesfall.com/2008/04/bush-so-far-congress-has-%E2%80%9Cfailed%E2%80%9D-on-housing/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Wells Fargo Stepping Back into Non-Prime Wholesale &#226;&#8364;&#8221; With FHA</title>
    <link href="http://www.housepricesfall.com/2008/04/wells-fargo-stepping-back-into-non-prime-wholesale-%E2%80%94-with-fha/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-25:/commentary/2115442</id>
    <updated>2008-04-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Housing Prices - Housing Bubble </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House Financial Services Committee this week took up formal debate on HR 5830, FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowner Retention Act, a bill that would allocate $300 billion in Federal funds to the housing agency for refinancing of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.housepricesfall.com/2008/04/wells-fargo-stepping-back-into-non-prime-wholesale-%E2%80%94-with-fha/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Housing Debate Extends Into Next Week</title>
    <link href="http://www.housinganddevelopment.com/hal/697" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-25:/commentary/2115444</id>
    <updated>2008-04-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Housing Affairs Letter </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Debate on a housing foreclosure prevention measure in the House Financial Services Committee is expected to wrap up next Wednesday after beginning consideration of HR 5830, the proposed FHA Housing &amp;amp; Homeowner Retention Act April 24.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.housinganddevelopment.com/hal/697"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Will Housing Rescue Legislation Save the Day?</title>
    <link href="http://nationalrealtynews.com/content/templates/?a=946&amp;amp;z=0" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2106817</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Realty News - Real Estate Industry News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The legislation will be divided into two measures: HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act, will expand the FHA program to help refinance at-risk borrowers into viable mortgages and also requires the Federal Reserve Board ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nationalrealtynews.com/content/templates/?a=946&amp;z=0"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Should The FHA Own Part Of Your Home?</title>
    <link href="http://www.fhaloanpros.com/2008/04/should-the-fha-own-part-of-your-home/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2106818</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FHA Mortgage Guide </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#226;&#8364;&#339;To make the program financially viable, Frank suggests that the FHA should get a piece of the action: Under his plan, HR 5830, there would be a declining percentage fee on any profits to discourage short-term speculators. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fhaloanpros.com/2008/04/should-the-fha-own-part-of-your-home/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WILL THE FHA OWN PART OF YOUR/YOUR NEIGHBOR&#226;&#8364;&#8482;S HOME?</title>
    <link href="http://bocaratonhomesforsale.blogspot.com/2008/04/will-fha-own-part-of-youryour-neighbors.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/commentary/2142194</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Boca Raton Homes for Sale </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Barney Frank (D-MA) has a proposal (HR 5830) introduced in the House of Representatives suggesting that the FHA refinance mortgages and be part owners with profit sharing. The bill proposes a declining percentage fee on profits to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bocaratonhomesforsale.blogspot.com/2008/04/will-fha-own-part-of-youryour-neighbors.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>AP article on foreclosure prevention plan</title>
    <link href="http://www.governmentrefinanceassistance.com/government-financing-assistance/ap-article-on-foreclosure-prevention-plan/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2099737</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Refinance Assistance </name>
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To qualify, borrowers would have to be devoting at least 35 percent of their monthly pretax income to a mortgage payment on loans originated before Jan. 1, 2008. The bill is HR 5830.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.governmentrefinanceassistance.com/government-financing-assistance/ap-article-on-foreclosure-prevention-plan/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Committee Vote Scheduled This Week on FHA Stabilization Bill, HR 5830.</title>
    <link href="http://oregonhousing.blogspot.com/2008/04/committee-vote-scheduled-this-week-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2099731</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Oregon Housing Blog </name>
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A vote on the FHA Stabilization Bill, HR 5830, has been scheduled in the House Financial Services Committee for Wednesday April 23rd and Thursday April 24th. Information about the bill can be found at Thomas HERE ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://oregonhousing.blogspot.com/2008/04/committee-vote-scheduled-this-week-on.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Breaking News - Congressional Bill - HR 5830 - Watch Alert</title>
    <link href="http://www.tickerforum.org/cgi-ticker/akcs-www?singlepost=435117" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2099732</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>marketticker Forums </name>
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[quote]That&amp;#39;s right folks. I&amp;#39;m going to drain my 401k to cover a depreciating asset. [/quote] Fear not. By the time this becomes crisis, we will have a Federal Retirement Plan that s.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tickerforum.org/cgi-ticker/akcs-www?singlepost=435117"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>When Bad Government Gets Worse</title>
    <link href="http://www.balancedgovernment.org/?p=27" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2099733</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Institute for Balanced Government </name>
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The bill is HR 5830: if by some chance you&#226;&#8364;&#8482;re calling your representative, you might voice your displeasure specifically with this legislation. And lest you think imbalance is confined to the realm of bad economics masquerading as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.balancedgovernment.org/?p=27"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Struggling homeowners could get new government-backed loans</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080422/housing-rescue-how-it-works" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2099734</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics | AP | Huffington Post Wires </name>
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... would walk away with no more than 1 percent of the home&amp;#39;s value. ___. The bill is HR 5830. ___. On the Net:. Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. House Financial Services Committee bill summary: http://financialservices.house.gov/FHA.html.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080422/housing-rescue-how-it-works"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Struggling homeowners could get new government-backed loans</title>
    <link href="http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/29732-struggling-homeowners-could-get-new-government.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2099735</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberty Lounge Political Forums </name>
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The bill is HR 5830. ___. On the Net:. Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. House Financial Services Committee bill summary: http://financialservices.house.gov/FHA.html ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/29732-struggling-homeowners-could-get-new-government.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Struggling homeowners could get new government-backed loans</title>
    <link href="http://www.vmvz.com/struggling-homeowners-could-get-new-government-backed-loans/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2115443</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>VMVZ News </name>
    </author>
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... would walk away with no more than 1 percent of the home&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s value. ___. The bill is HR 5830. ___. On the Net:. Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. House Financial Services Committee bill summary: http://financialservices.house.gov/FHA.html.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.vmvz.com/struggling-homeowners-could-get-new-government-backed-loans/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Struggling homeowners could get new government-backed loans</title>
    <link href="http://www.assatashakur.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29662" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2118248</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Assata Speaks - Hands Off Assata - Let&amp;#39;s... </name>
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The bill is HR 5830. ___ On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov House Financial Services Committee bill summary: http://financialservices.house.gov/FHA.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080422/...e_how_it_works ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.assatashakur.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29662"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Will Michele Bachmann Attend Her Assigned Committee Hearings This ...</title>
    <link href="http://dumpbachmann.blogspot.com/2008/04/will-michele-bachmann-attend-her.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2086012</id>
    <updated>2008-04-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dump Michele Bachmann </name>
    </author>
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HR 5830 &amp;quot;FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeowner Retention Act&amp;quot; HR 5829 &amp;quot;Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act&amp;quot; Webcast available from this website. I do not know if Rep Bachmann attends these meeting, just ran across the site&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://dumpbachmann.blogspot.com/2008/04/will-michele-bachmann-attend-her.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Committee to Act Quickly on Housing Rescue Measures</title>
    <link href="http://www.chapter7success.com/blog/?p=324" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-19:/commentary/2079559</id>
    <updated>2008-04-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Success </name>
    </author>
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HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act, expands the Federal Housing Administration program to help refinance at-risk borrowers into viable mortgages and also requires the Federal Reserve Board to conduct a study on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.chapter7success.com/blog/?p=324"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mortgage plan could cost taxpayers $6bn</title>
    <link href="http://marketpipeline.blogspot.com/2008/04/mortgage-plan-could-cost-taxpayers-6bn.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-19:/commentary/2079560</id>
    <updated>2008-04-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Market Pipeline </name>
    </author>
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[House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, today released the following statement regarding the reference to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate in the summary of HR5830:. &#226;&#8364;&#339;In our efforts to minimize costs ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://marketpipeline.blogspot.com/2008/04/mortgage-plan-could-cost-taxpayers-6bn.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FHA Equity Sharing? Rep. Frank Introduces New Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://www.fhaloanpros.com/2008/04/fha-equity-sharing-rep-frank-introduces-new-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-18:/commentary/2075488</id>
    <updated>2008-04-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FHA Mortgage Guide </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A entirely new approach to FHA financing has just been introduced by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. The Frank measure, HR 5830 contains a provision rarely seen in a federal program. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fhaloanpros.com/2008/04/fha-equity-sharing-rep-frank-introduces-new-legislation/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Economic and Housing Rescue Legislation Introduced in the House</title>
    <link href="http://www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org/nc/single-news-item-states/article/economic-and-housing-rescue-legislation-introduced-in-the-house/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1684&amp;amp;cHash=e1824cb635" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-18:/commentary/2079555</id>
    <updated>2008-04-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CIN Top News </name>
    </author>
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The legislation first announced by Chairman Barney Frank in March, will be divided into two measures: HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act, to expand the FHA program to help refinance at-risk borrowers into viable ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.communityinvestmentnetwork.org/nc/single-news-item-states/article/economic-and-housing-rescue-legislation-introduced-in-the-house/?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1684&amp;cHash=e1824cb635"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FRANK STATEMENT CORRECTING FHA HOUSING AND HOMEOWNER RETENTION ACT ...</title>
    <link href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:779642384&amp;amp;isRss=true" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-18:/commentary/2099736</id>
    <updated>2008-04-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress - Press Releases </name>
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... reference to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate in the summary of HR5830: ``In our efforts to minimize costs to the government, we consulted with the Congressional Budget Office regarding aspects of program design. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;orgId=574&amp;topicId=100007410&amp;docId=l:779642384&amp;isRss=true"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5830, The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5830.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2079556</id>
    <updated>2008-04-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... </name>
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HR 5830 would create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5830.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 5830: FHA Housing Stabilization and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-5830" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2079557</id>
    <updated>2008-04-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by govtrack.us </name>
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Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA] introduced this bill. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-5830"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: HR5830 To create a voluntary FHA program that ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5830/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2079558</id>
    <updated>2008-04-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : House Financial Services... </name>
    </author>
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To create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5830/show"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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