U.S. Congress - H.R.2108 Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act
H.R.2108 - Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act
To protect home buyers from predatory lending practices. view all titles (3)
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- Short: Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act as introduced.
- Short: Consumer Fairness Act as introduced.
- Official: To protect home buyers from predatory lending practices. as introduced.
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4/27/2009--Introduced.Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to prohibit any person, in connection with a subprime federally related mortgage loan, from providing mortgage lending services or mortgage brokerage servicesOfficial Summary
4/27/2009--Introduced.Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to prohibit any person, in connection with a subprime federally related mortgage loan, from providing mortgage lending services or mortgage brokerage services unless such person is certified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as having been adequately trained with regard to subprime lending. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require lenders to establish a best practices plan, meeting certain criteria, to ensure compliance with such Act for high cost mortgages. Proscribes unfair or deceptive acts or practices in providing:(1) mortgage lending services for either a subprime federally related mortgage loan;
(2) mortgage brokerage services for such a loan; and
(3) appraisal of a property offered as security for repayment of the loan.Sets forth civil penalties for violations. Consumer Fairness Act - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to declare unenforceable a written provision in any consumer contract or transaction which requires binding arbitration to resolve any controversy arising out of such transaction or contract, or the refusal to perform all or any part of the transaction. (Permits post-controversy arbitration agreements.) Amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to authorize the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to make grants to nonprofit community development corporations to educate and train borrowers and community groups regarding illegal and inappropriate predatory lending practices.
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Saving Homes
I introduced H.R. 2108, the Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act.The Act is designed to assure consumers that mortgage brokers or agents are thoroughly trained and accountable for predatory practices. ...
Saving Homes
I introduced H.R. 2108, the Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act.The Act is designed to assure consumers that mortgage brokers or agents are thoroughly trained and accountable for predatory practices. ...
Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act
Fudge introduced HR 2108, the Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act of 2009. The Act is designed to assure consumers that mortgage brokers or agents are thoroughly trained and accountable for predatory practices. ...
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