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Senate Defeats Mortgage Relief Bill

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WASHINGTON (April 30) – The Senate has defeated legislation that would have let hundreds of thousands of debt-ridden homeowners seek mortgage relief in bankruptcy court.
President Barack Obama had said the bill was important to saving the economy and promised to push for its passage. But facing stiff opposition from banks, Obama did little to lean on lawmakers who worried it might spike interest rates.
The bill would have allowed bankruptcy judges to rewrite a person’s mortgage terms, if a bank refused to offer better terms based on income and home value. Only 45 senators voted in favor of the bill, with 51 senators opposed.

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Illinois Is Now 7th on the List….

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According to Realty Tracs February 2009 report on Foreclosures.

Illinois is listed as the 7th largest in terms of the number of home foreclosures.

State Rank # of Homes in Foreclosure
Nevada 1 1 in 70
Arizona 2 1 in 147
California 3 1 in 165
Florida 4 1 in 188
Idaho 5 1 in 358
Michigan 6 1 in 360
Illinois 7 1 in 369
Georgia 8 1 in 389
Oregon 9 1 in 446
Ohio 10 1 in 451

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Governor Pat Quinn Signs Foreclosure Bill

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Governor Pat Quinn signs Foreclosure Bill Public Act 95-1047 on April 5 ,2009.

The new bill will give more time to homeowners to work with housing counselors and lenders together in order to avoid foreclosure.

The new law requires Lenders to send a notice to all homeowners who are 3o days past due on their mortgage.

The notice advises homeowners that they can seek housing counseling at a HUD approved counseling agency.

No foreclosure action can be taken against anyone until they receive this notice. HUD approved counselors will try to develope a sustainable work out plan to be submitted to the lender for approval.

If  the lender agrees to the new work out plan then they are not allowed to pursue foreclosure while the homeowner is in compliance with the plan.

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