Introduced in the House on November 6, 2008, to give the state Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation the power to extend the earliest date to begin foreclosure proceedings for up to 30 days, and to order the mortgage servicer and the borrower to participate in mediation. Along with Senate Bill 6614 the bill would impose new notice and record-keeping requirements on lenders or loan servicers before foreclosure proceedings could begin, and give courts the power to dismiss or delay a subprime mortgage foreclosure action if these are not met
The vote was 65 in favor, 36 opposed and 9 not voting
(House Roll Call 887 at House Journal 85)
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