H.R.5830 - FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008

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. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 as reported to house.
  • Official: 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. as introduced.
  • Short: Expand and Preserve Home Ownership Through Counseling Act as reported to house.

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07/24/08
How to Stop the Foreclosures?

The House of Representatives has recently passed a bill (HR 5830, introduced by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.) that is primarily a workout, ...

Source: Dollars & Sense, MA
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05/20/08
Housing help

Still, critics of the proposal (HR 5830:hr05830: in the House and known in the Senate as the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Ac...

Source: Los Angeles Times, CA
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05/11/08
Congressman Ron Klein weekly report

The housing legislation includes the FHA Rescue and Neighborhood Stabilization Acts, (HR 5830 and 5818) which provide mortgage refinancin...

Source: Boca Raton News,  USA
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05/07/08
Tubbs Jones Supports Housing Package

... by the House today which includes the Neighborhood Stabilization Act (HR 5818) and the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Preven...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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05/07/08
House Approves Controversial Housi...

Characterizing his proposal — HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act — as a “cooperative approach” to solving the h...

Source: Housing Wire
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05/06/08
Bush Issues Veto Threat on FHA Exp...

Frank’s bill, HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act, would allow the government to guarantee up to $300 billion in refi...

Source: Housing Wire
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05/06/08
THE DAILY WHIPLINE | WEDNESDAY, MA...

... such as bills regarding FHA refinance (HR 5830), FHA modernization (HR 1852), GSE reform (HR 1427), loan modification (HR 5579), comm...

Source: Trading Markets (press release), CA
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05/06/08
Bush Says He Would Veto House Pack...

But the House has taken a relatively expansive approach to addressing housing market woes, with Frank working for weeks to fine-tune the ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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05/05/08
Frank Warns Lenders, Servicers; Wa...

Characterizing his proposal — HR 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act — as a “cooperative approach” to solving the h...

Source: Housing Wire
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05/04/08
Coming Soon, and Up for Debate Thi...

... 2007 Saves $0.03 per family http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2136.html HR 5830 The FHA Housing Stabilization and Home...

Source: NewsBlaze, CA
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07/29/10
O Gafanhoto - Devorando a Web! - 5...

Apr 16, 2008 ... Permits the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to guarantee up to $300 billion in refinanced, viable mortgages for pri...

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01/05/09
The Home Rescue Bill Passes Commit...

Washington, DC - {The House Financial Services Committee today approved H.R. 5830, the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act, by a bipa...

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01/05/09
For Strong Banks Mortgages Are Goo...

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01/04/09
First-Time Homebuyer Credit – Is...

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01/02/09
IndyMac Bought for $13.9 Billion -...

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01/01/09
Mortgage Activity At 5 Year High -...

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12/31/08
Make 2009 A Year To Remember-- Mor...

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12/30/08
Real Estate Blog - Soddy Daisy Che...

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12/30/08
Consolidation in Upstate New York ...

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12/29/08
Real Estate Blog - GMAC to receive...

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