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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Mortgage interest rates</title>
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  <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168016</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 30, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3221/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168017</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-289.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/action/167619</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3221/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-26:/action/167618</id>
    <updated>2008-07-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 26, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3087 Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3087/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/action/159233</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the home loan guaranty programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2901 Encouraging Mortgage Modifications Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2901/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/151045</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to encourage residential mortgage loan modifications and workout plans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5830 FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5830/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/action/150499</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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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;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2831 Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2831/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149185</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5679 Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5679/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-02:/action/148812</id>
    <updated>2008-04-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require mortgagees for mortgages in default to engage in reasonable loss mitigation activities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2801 Mortgage Enhancement and Modification Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2801/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-02:/action/148789</id>
    <updated>2008-04-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to help families avoid foreclosure and stay in their homes by encouraging reasonable and responsible modifications for unworkable and impractical mortgage loans, and to help preserve the rights of investors by reaffirming the basic obligations of their investment agents to achieve the most beneficial outcomes for their clients and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2791 Protecting America's Homeowners Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2791/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-01:/action/148679</id>
    <updated>2008-04-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to address the foreclosure crisis and to revitalize neighborhoods, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2764 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2764/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/147877</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5579 Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5579/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-11:/action/147309</id>
    <updated>2008-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To remove an impediment to troubled debt restructuring on the part of holders of residential mortgage loans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2734 SAFE Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2734/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-07:/action/147024</id>
    <updated>2008-03-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2636 Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2636/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-13:/action/145482</id>
    <updated>2008-02-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4884 Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4884/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141350</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the home loan guaranty programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2452 Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2452/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-12:/action/139619</id>
    <updated>2007-12-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide protection to consumers with respect to certain high-cost loans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4178 Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4178/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-14:/action/138573</id>
    <updated>2007-11-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Truth in Lending Act to remove an impediment to troubled debt restructuring on the part of holders of residential mortgage loans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2343 Real Estate Transparency Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2343/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-13:/action/137195</id>
    <updated>2007-11-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act to require mortgage originators to make their fees more transparent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2296 Mortgage Disclosure Enhancement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2296/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/action/135717</id>
    <updated>2007-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for improved disclosures by all mortgage lenders at the loan approval and settlement stages of all mortgage loans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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