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Fannie-Freddie Fate Hangs on This Week’s Senate Action
Update: On April 29, HousingWire released a breaking news update titled Senate Delays Johnson-Crapo Housing Reform Indefinitely.
On April 28, The Washington Post published an article titled Fannie-Freddie Fate Hangs on Senate Action This Week: Mortgages.
29 Apr 2014
Senate Banking Leaders May Delay GSE Reform Vote
On April 14, National Mortgage News published an article titled Senate Banking Leaders May Delay Vote on GSE Reform.
16 Apr 2014
ME HP 992 Will Expedite Foreclosure Process
On April 5, Maine House Bill H.P. 992, subtitled “An Act To Expedite the Foreclosure Process” was approved by Governor Paul LePage. On April 10, bangordailynews.com published an article titled Attorney General Says New Law Will Improve Residential Foreclosure Process in Maine.
15 Apr 2014
KY SB 36 Right of Redemption
On April 10, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed into law, Senate Bill 36, subtitled AN ACT Relating to the Right of Redemption.
15 Apr 2014
OH HB 223 Advances to Senate for Consideration
On April 2, Ohio HB 223 was passed by the House and is now being considered by the Senate. On April 3, The Columbus Dispatch published an article titled Bill Would Help Columbus Address Blighted Houses.
8 Apr 2014
WV SB 600 Regulates Maintenance and VPR of Uninhabitable Properties
On March 6, West Virginia SB 600 passed the House and went before Governor Earl Ray Tomblin for consideration. Governor Tomblin signed the bill on March 28 and it goes into effect June 4. The bill clarifies responsible parties for compliance with municipal ordinances regarding the registration, maintenance, and regulation of dwellings unfit for habitation, vacant buildings, and vacant properties.
2 Apr 2014
CO Foreclosure Bills HB14-1295, HB14-1312 Pass House
On March 25, Denver Business Journal posted a blog titled House Passes Foreclosure Bills to Help Colorado Homeowners.
26 Mar 2014
H.R. 4262 Would Force Full Transparency at CFPB
On March 19, HousingWire published an article titled Bill Would Force Full Transparency at CFPB.
20 Mar 2014
MO SB 676 Notice to Vacate Requirements Following Foreclosure Sale
On January 8, Missouri introduced legislation that changes the notice requirement a new owner must give to a tenant following a foreclosure sale from ten business days to vacate the premises to ninety days.
12 Mar 2014
Some Oklahomans Support Bill to Ban Vacant Property Registries
On February 25, NewsOK.com published an article titled Oklahoma Realtors, Other Business Groups Support Bill Banning Cities from Registering Vacant Properties.
27 Feb 2014