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Reduce, Refinance, and Rent? The Economic Incentives, Risks, and Ramifications of Housing Market Policy Options

Members of the 112th Congress have introduced multiple bills that would reduce mortgage principal on certain loans. These include H.R. 1587, the Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2011 (Representative John Conyers et al.); H.R. 3841, the Principal Reduction Act of 2012 (Representative Maxine Waters et al.); H.R. 4058, the Bankruptcy Equity Act of 2012 (Representative Earl Blumenauer et al.); and S. 2093, the Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2012 (Senator Robert Menendez). Principal reduction is also a component of a settlement reached between several mortgage servicers and 49 state attorneys general and the federal government. Bills: H.R. 1587, H.R. 3841, H.R. 4058, S. 2093, H.R. 363, H.R. 1548, H.R. 2636, S. 2093, S. 170, S. 3085, S. 2080

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Reduce, Refinance, and Rent? The Economic Incentives, Risks, and Ramifications of Housing Market Policy Options [Order No: R42480 Release Date: Jun 12,2012 Pages: 36]

Reduce, Refinance, and Rent? The Economic Incentives, Risks, and Ramifications of Housing Market Policy Options [Order No: R42480 Release Date: Apr 12,2012 Pages: 36]