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Fattah Applauds Colleagues Franks and Waters on Vote to Halt Mortgage Foreclosures for Millions
May 25, 2010An estimated 5.5 million homeowners facing imminent foreclosure are one signature away from assistance thanks to legislation approved in both the Senate and House of Representatives. The plan is modeled after the successful Pennsylvania program Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) introduced and steered into law in 1983, the Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) as a state representative in the Pennsylvania legislature. Since HEMAP's inception in Pennsylvania, more than 43,000 owners have avoided losing their homes. Full release.
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