P.L. 110-142. The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income.
S. 1222 the STOP FRAUD Act.
A bill to stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, abuse, and under-development, and for other purposes.
Committee Mark-Up H.R. 5818 Neighborhood Stablization Act of 2008
Committee Mark-Up H.R. 5818 Neighborhood Stablization Act of 2008 and H.R. 5579 Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act of 2008
Hearing Date :2008-04-23T00:00:00
Committee :House Financial Services Committee
Sub Committee :
Congress Number :110
H.R. 946 the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act.
To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to overdraft protection services and fees, to prohibit systematic manipulation in the posting of checks and other debits to a depository account for the purpose of generating overdraft protection fees, and for other purposes.
The State of the United States Economy and Financial Markets
Hearing Date :2008-02-14T00:00:00
Committee :Senate Banking Committee
Sub Committee :
Congress Number :110
H.R. 5679 the Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2008
To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require mortgagees for mortgages in default to engage in reasonable loss mitigation activities.
H.R. 5- The College Student Relief Act of 2007
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to phase-in interest rate cuts charged to undergraduate student borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs. Gradually reduces student loan rates from 6.8 percent in July 2006 to 3.4 percent by July 2011.
Short-change for Consumers and Short-shrift for Congress.
Short-change for Consumers and Short-shrift for Congress. The Supreme Courts Treatment of Laws that Protect Americans Health Safety Jobs and Retirement
Hearing Date :2008-06-11T00:00:00
Committee :Senate Judiciary Committee
Sub Committee :
Congress Number :110
H.R. 2146 the Universal Default Prohibition Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit universal defaults on credit card accounts, and for other purposes.
S. 1561 Discharge in Bankruptcy for Certain Qualified Educational Loans
To amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy for certain qualified educational loans.