S.896 - Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009

A bill to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability. view all titles (12)

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  • Official: A bill to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability. as introduced.
  • Popular: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Short: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Short: Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Short: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 as passed senate.
  • Short: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 as passed senate.
  • Short: Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 as passed senate.
  • Short: Public-Private Investment Program Improvement and Oversight Act of 2009 as passed senate.
  • Short: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 as enacted.
  • Short: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 as enacted.
  • Short: Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 as enacted.
  • Short: Public-Private Investment Program Improvement and Oversight Act of 2009 as enacted.

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05/28/09
A closer look at new housing law

Congress recently passed the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act (S. 896), and President Barack Obama signed it into law last week. In ...

Source: The Union of Grass Valley
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05/27/09
FDIC Won't Rule Out Banks as Buyer...

Enter the Boxer/Ensign amendment, which is attached to S. 896. It reads: To provide for oversight of a Public-Private Investment Program,...

Source: Seeking Alpha
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05/27/09
DOING HER PART

DOING HER PART — Congresswoman Maxine Waters (second from right), at the White House signing ceremony of the Helping Families Save Thei...

Source: L.A. Watts Times (subscription)
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05/27/09
Guest Commentary: Is there any goo...

A critically important deposit insurance bill (S.896) was just approved by the US Senate on a vote of 95-5 and signed by President Obama....

Source: Marconews
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05/27/09
Housing law changes benefit owners

Congress recently passed the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act (S. 896), and President Obama signed it into law last week. ...

Source: The Union of Grass Valley
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05/25/09
S. 896 Enhances Protections, Creat...

Legislation was signed into law last week giving the FHA more tools to guard against mortgage fraud and predatory lending, and protect co...

Source: Inside Mortgage Finance
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05/21/09
RE: S.896

On May 19th, the House and Senate put the finishing touches on a bill called the “Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009” (S. ...

Source: The Exception Magazine
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05/21/09
Helping Families Stay in their Homes

On May 19th, the House and Senate put the finishing touches on a bill called the “Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009” (S. ...

Source: The Exception Magazine
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05/21/09
Congressman Cohen Joins President ...

... Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) participated in a White House ceremony with President Obama that enacted S. 896, The Helping Families...

Source: RealEstateRama
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05/20/09
Helping Families Save their Homes ...

On May 19, Congress passed the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act (S. 896). Our May 20 CFK Update offered some background on the bill....

Source: Connect For Kids
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05/19/11
Climate change - U.S. Congress - O...

S.896 - Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2011. A bill to amend the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secr...

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12/23/10
Obama Signs Help Families Save The...

Yesterday, President Obama signed the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (S.896) into law. The goals of this law are to preven...

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12/21/10
Bipartisan Affordable Housing Bill...

Washington, DC - May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Late this afternoon, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) participated in a White House cer...

Source: U.S. States
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12/20/10
How to save for a home?

S.896: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 - U.S ... This bill would provide government bonuses for lenders that voluntarily mo...

Source: Hirby.com
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12/16/10
Bundesverwaltungsgericht | Entsche...

November 1938 (RGBl II S. 896) die deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit erworben hatten. Im Gesetz zur Regelung von Fragen der Staatsangehörigkei...

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12/16/10
Urteil - Bundesverwaltungsgericht ...

November 1938 (RGBl II S. 896) die deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit erworben hatten. Im Gesetz zur Regelung von Fragen der Staatsangehörigkei...

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12/15/10
Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson ...

Washington, DC - May 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24) applauded the signing of H.R. 1106 (S.896)...

Source: U.S. States
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12/05/10
Statement of Michael J. Astrue, Co...

Washington, D.C. - May 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) today hailed Senate passage of S. 896, the He...

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12/02/10
Federal Regulators Unable to Predi...

... John Kerry and Kirsten Gillibrand to protect renters from being thrown out of their homes after a foreclosure passed the Senate today...

Source: New York
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11/23/10
Helping Families Get and Keep Thei...

WASHINGTON, DC - May 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) voted in favor of the Helping Families Save Their Hom...

Source: US States
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