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ANNAPOLIS (April 5, 2008) - Governor Martin O’Malley, together with the Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., spokesman Michael E. House Busch, Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown, supporters of the community and other officials, on Thursday to sign emergency legislation if to help ensure that thousands of homeowners in Maryland, which is based on the risk of the loss of their country and ” ensure that future generations of owners for the loss of their homes by the exclusion.

Partitioning prices sharply throughout the nation, and Maryland has not escaped the trend. During the fourth quarter of 2007, Prince George’s, Montgomery, Worcester counties in Washington and has seen the number of events in the double exclusion of the previous quarter. In other countries, such as Kent, Somerset and Garrett, the numbers almost tripled. National Campaign, Maryland Rechtsausschließungen 9722, compared to 7001, in the previous quarter, which represents an increase of 2721 to partition events throughout the state.

The so-called financial crisis Subprime mortgage was encouraged by years of low interest rates by the Federal Reserve - a network of private banks, which serve the nation, as the central bank - which, in conjunction with Deregulation of the banking industry during the year 1999 (On November 12, 1999, President Bill Clinton signed the bill Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, repealed the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933) and unscrupulous lenders have resulted in billions of dollars of mortgages Subprime borrowers. A Subprime borrowers has a loan of less than the ideal history. However, the Wall Street Journal reported that during the year 2006 61% of loans Subprime borrowers had received sufficiently high credit rating, so as to create conditions for traditional loans.

The bills signed Thursday are part of a package of measures and reforms by the governor O’Malley, to explain the sharp increase in Rechtsausschließungen in Maryland. Other reforms are a Bill which has the effect of improving the regulation of industry professionals mortgage and reform practices award credited with the banning of sentences for mortgages, verification of the ability of the borrower’s repayment of a loan, and the strengthening of the mortgage admissions requirements, including The increase in the condition of collateral for loans from donors and licensees , the minimum net-worth demand.

“This package of reforms go a long way toward the protection of home owners of the business credit practices irresponsible and unscrupulous we have seen, in recent years,” said the secretary general of the Working license Thomas E. Perez. “Now we have the tools to force bad apples mortgage industry and the fight against fraudsters to protect the loot doubtful owner of the house. I greet the members of the General Assembly for their support of these measures . ”

The repair bills of emergency on Thursday:

– The Real Property - registration of mortgages, loans and instruments to safeguard the effects of mortgage foreclosure and Deeds of Residential Property Trust on the bill. The legislation by the protracted closure of a significant process 15 days, about 150 days, it is fair to homeowners and to give them more time and there is a partitioning Note sale. It requires a lender to wait 90 days after the filing of the original proposal of partitioning and send a Notice of Intent to Foreclose owner of the house for 45 days before filing a complaint. It also requires a personalized service to inform the landlord about the threat of closure and action is subject to a sale may not occur for 45 days from notification. A lender must provide proof of ownership when submitting a segregation. The bill codifies the right to heal, which allows a home owner to stop compartmentalizing the payment is due, up to one working day before the sale.

– The Real Property - Maryland Mortgage Fraud Protection Act is a comprehensive mortgage fraud criminal statutes, mortgage fraud a crime for anyone in the business of mortgage lending. The bill provides substantial fines and prison sentences for the hurt, and there is also the power of jurisdiction, for the repair and reinforcement of rot and sanctions for cases in which vulnerable adults. The bill also authorize the Attorney General, the rule of law, a lawyer, and the Commissioner, the Committee on Budgets in the order to take steps to ensure compliance with the statutes. The bill allows victims of the private mortgage fraud to combat injury.

– Protection of vacation photos to the effects of eviction - Prohibition of the crowding-out effect of businesses Rescue - The implementation of emergency is a bill that bans rescue partitioning, homeowners to scam their homes and the ratio of equity, they constructed. The bill also provides that the additional protection to consumers for those who try to sell their homes, because it is overdue.

“I want to Miller, President Bush and the spokesperson for the work with the administration during this session, like us, a set of laws concerning the protection of the residential property in Maryland,” said Governor O’Malley. “financial security of our families as well as the strength and health of our communities depends on our ability to the preservation and conservation of the residential property in our department. Bills help ensure that people in their country of origin. ”

“These bills administration a fair balance between the responsibility of both lenders and borrowers to ensure that all works, so partitioning,” said Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown. “As owner of the house were forced to close all, it hurts: the borrower, the lender and the wider community, where the house.”

O’Malley governor earlier this year, announced, in addition, the “Bridge to HOPE” Loan Program, which provides small loans that gap to zero percent rate homeowners difficulty facing their time to get back on walk or to find a solution. national program of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s Community Development Administration (CDA). Families and individuals, including the possibility of partitioning should call 1-877-462-7555 or visit www. MDHOPE.org for help.

“These accounts are presented in a way to spend more time at home before closing owners to take action to save their homeland and they protect against unscrupulous mortgage broker,” said Raymond A. Skinner, the secretary general of the Department of Housing and Community Development. “Finally, the Maryland borrowers mortgages in the process may extend over a wide range of laws and regulations, in order of them are victims of mortgage fraud.

Governor Martin O’Malley, and also met on mortgages to service in emergencies, working meetings, work on the way to an agreement on a standard transparency of action for a comprehensive approach , in real time and sustainable to mitigate the loss of services for homeowners Maryland. The working sessions were called to find real solutions, the division and the protection of the crisis of the mid-class families from their homes to lose. Interviews with service providers are not yet finished.

“More than any other efforts by the federal government or of the whole country, the Governor’s legislative package O’Malley is the result of a reasonable consensus among the various groups that have an interest and a direct responsibility of impact of the conservation of the residential property near and far - Meaning. “Says Phillip Robinson, Executive Director & Attorney Civil Law, Inc.” I would like to extend our warmest congratulations to the Governor and the leaders of the team for a job well done!