A Utah House committee Tuesday voted down a bill that would have given homeowners the name of someone with whom they could try to renegotiate a loan during the foreclosure process.

The Business and Labor Committee voted 6-5 to recommend against HB326 despite sponsor Rep. LaVar Christensen’s assurance it was tilted in favor of banks, mortgage lenders and note holders.

At the time a default notice is filed, the bill would have required the holder of the mortgage note to register the name and contact information of a “special servicer” who had authority to renegotiate the terms of a loan before a property could be sold. It also would have required the servicer to give “reasonable consideration” to a home-owner’s request for relief.

The bill pushed by the Draper Republican was created in response to thousands of foreclosures and threatened foreclosures in Utah, the result of the bursting of the real estate bubble in 2007. Home-owners say lenders have failed to negotiate loan modifications with them and, in some cases, they cannot even find anyone to speak to about their loans.

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H.B. 326 Substitute
Trust Deed Foreclosure Changes — Christensen, L.

Drafting Attorney: Robert H. Rees

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Last Action: 01 March 2011, Bill Substituted by Standing Committee
Last Location: House Business and Labor Committee
Bill Status/Votes Last Updated: 1 March 2011, 11:23 AM

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