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Foreclosure Bill Signed Into Law 8/08

Legislature acts to control mortgage servicers 7/08

New Legislation Changes KY HUD Exemption 

                                                                      6/08

Pennsylvania Governor Signs Off on Mortgage 

     Fraud Bills 7//9/08

American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure 

     Prevention Act  5/7/08

  Most Historic Day for Whistleblowers: 112 

      Public Groups Unite! 6/5/08

Federal Preemption of State Prepayment-Penalty 

     Statutes: The OTS Reverses Itself

Civil Asset Forfeiture Act Becomes Law (government)

FTC IMPROVING CONSUMER 

      PROTECTIONS IN SUBPRIME LENDING 4/29/08

  Mortgage fraud bill passes House,

     goes to governor  5/1/08

Lawmakers pass bill adding penalties for 

     mortgage fraud  5/1/08

McCollum praises mortgage-fraud legislation 

     5/1/08

NEW KENTUCKY LAW BOOSTS 

     PROTECTION AGAINST MORTGAGE, 

     LENDING FRAUD - 4/29/08

Legislature approves stiffer penalty for mortgage 

     fraud -up to 15 years in state prison. 4/29/08

New Laws - Maryland Emergency Legislation   

     4/28/08

H.R. 5679: Foreclosure Prevention and 

    Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2008

Senate Throws Out Single Most Needed 

    Step to Help Millions of American 

    Families Keep Their Homes 4/3/08

The Subcommittee on Commercial and 

      Administrative Law “Mandatory Binding 

      Arbitration Agreements: Are They Fair For 

      Consumers?”   6/12/07

POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO RISING MORTGAGE 

      FORECLOSURES - FDIC testimony 4/07

National Judicial Watchdog Organization to 

    Investigate Allegations of Judicial Collusion and 

    Cronyism by Retired Pima County Superior Court 

    Judge and his Ex-Law Partner 11/2/05

Critics Say Taxpayers At Risk 

     For Housing Bailout (2000)

Financial Collapse  Coming (2001)

FANNIE MAE’S SUBORDINATED DEBT 

     PROGRAM (2001)

Fannie Mae 2007 Annual Report

  H.R. 3915 (See Title VI)

1/11/08 OFHEO Issues Policy  

     Guidance On Fannie Mae And Freddie 

     Mac Mortgage Fraud Programs

12/19/07 New Proposed Federal   

     Reserve Rules: Is This Supposed to Be 

     Helpful Regulation?

12/19/07 FHA Mortgages — Senate Bill 

     Specifics Revealed

  Under Secretary for Domestic 

      Finance Robert K. Steel
      Testimony before the House 

      Committee on Financial Services

Loan-Relief Legislation Advances

11/4/07- Testimony before the 

     House Committee on Financial 

    Services

HANDLING THE FAILURE OF A

     GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED

     ENTERPRISE (gse)

1/27/07 Legislation makes mortgage 

     fraud a felony

1/23/07- Strickland vetoes 

     predatory lending bill

1/23/07- FDIC issues policy letter on 

     predatory lending

H.R. 3837 The Escrow, Appraisal, and  

     Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act  

     of 2007

    Press release on the bill

    Press release #2 on the bill

    Kanjorski introduces mortgage 

         lending reform

    Statement of Maureen McGrath

  STOP FRAUD Act

  Clinton Introduces Protection and 

      Prevention Bill

HB 716 Mortgage Fraud Bill  (Texas)

ESOP Oversight Testimony

     President, East Side Organizing Project

    CORPORATE CRIMINAL DONATIONS

    TO THE TWO MAJOR PARTIES

  Bill toughens Ariz. mortgage fraud laws

   Arizona House Bill 2040 - 

       bill criminalizing mortgage fraud.

  Clean Up Government Act of 2007

General Assembly creates new 

    residential mortgage fraud felony

Second foreclosure-prevention  

    bill introduced in Senate

  Petro Proposes Rules To  

     Crack Down On Predatory 

     Lending In Ohio

         The Proposed Rules

  Georgia Residential Mortgage  

       Fraud Act  (incl. RICO)

  Cook County Lending 

      Database Pilot Greatly Expands Mortgage 

      Regulation

Agencies Announce Updated  

     Answers to Frequently 

     Asked Questions About HMDA 

     Price Data

CRL on Homeownership

     and Equity Protection

Accuracy Guidelines and   

     Procedures Pursuant to 

     Section 312 of the Fair and  

     Accurate Credit Transactions 

     Act

Taft Signs Bill Targeting  

     Predatory Lenders

Cox Proposes Legislation to End  

     Predatory Mortgage Practices

Obama Seeks Congressional

     Hearings On Mortgage Fraud

Obama, Durbin propose reform

*Obama's Mortgage Fraud Bill

Hearing on Promoting   

     Homeownership

Protecting Homeowners

Legislation to End Predatory 

     Mortgage Practices

 Project Scofflaw

 FBI 2004 report

  *OTS Cease & Desist Order

 Mortgage Fraud Reporting

Staff Report:
     Enhancing Disclosure in the       

     Mortgage-Backed Securities 

     Markets

 What makes it Predatory?

Broker License Standards

The Martin-Act

 Check 21

  *Oppose bill  H.R. 4719  

 'Broken Dreams' hearing

    Goldstein testimony (PDF)

     *Homeowner testimony (PDF)

  Kerry plans to curb lending  

     abuse  

Bush vs. Kerry on housing,

     mortgage issues

 Edwards to crack down on  

      predators.

 H.R. 1025 - Mortgage   

      Servicing Clarification Act.

 Connecticut's  HB 1080

 Senate Bill 574

 Oregon's  HB 2344

 House votes to give extra 

     protection to lenders in civil  

     suits

Suggested Reforms Point

     in the Right Direction.

Gramm-Leach Bliley Act

Don't Borrow Trouble

FTC Recommendations to

     Improve the FDCPA.