WASHINGTON, May 20, 2009

Obama Signs Mortgage Bill Into Law

New Legislation Will Encourage Lenders Not To Foreclose On Homeowners

  • President Obama says the new law will protect homeowners from lenders who take advantage of them.

    President Obama says the new law will protect homeowners from lenders who take advantage of them.  (CBS)

(AP)  President Barack Obama has signed into law legislation that encourages banks to spare homeowners from foreclosure.

Obama signed the bill Wednesday in the White House's East Room. He says it protects homeowners and cracks down on lenders who take advantage of them.

The law expands an existing $300 billion program that encourages lenders to adjust a mortgage if the homeowner agrees to pay an insurance premium. The bill also extends through 2013 an increase in deposit insurance by the FDIC from $100,000 to $250,000.

The lending industry helped scuttle a tougher measure that would have forced lenders to reduce the monthly payments of owners in bankruptcy.

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by dcdubbs September 20, 2009 3:57 PM EDT
The law unfortunately has not helped- why- people do not want to stay in upside down homes. Unfortunately a good portion of the people who bought homes in the past few yrs- wanted to use their homes like a checking account. When that didnt work out- they didnt want the burden anymore. So modifications have sagged because people just want to walk away.

waht needs to change is the fed needs to incorporate licensing in every state. For a list of every states mortgage laws here is a great resource:
http://www.bankapedia.com/mortgage-encyclopedia/state-mortgage-laws
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The three million foreclosures have also added to the homeless despair.

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