Category Archives: Servicer Safe Harbor

In Letter to Bank Regulators, Senators Reverse Course

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Isaac Gradman

Loan servicers’ star may be quickly fading in Washington. In a stunning reversal of course, Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, and Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on … Continue reading →

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Obama Signs Helping Families Save Their Homes Act Into Law, Complete With Servicer Safe Harbor

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Isaac Gradman

On May 21, President Barack Obama signed the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act into law (P.L. 111-22), including the controversial “Servicer Safe Harbor” provision that relieves servicers of their contractual liabilities for modifying loans without investor approval. The House … Continue reading →

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Grais & Ellsworth Launches ABS Investor Blog

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Isaac Gradman

On Monday, New York law firm Grais & Ellsworth jumped into the legal blogosphere with a new law blog on the fallout from the subprime mortgage crisis entitled “The ABS Investor Advocate.” According to named partner David Grais, the blog’s … Continue reading →

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Helping Families Save Their Homes Act (S. 896) Passes Senate, Awaits Approval From House

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Isaac Gradman

The Senate passed a version of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act (S. 896) on Wednesday by a vote of 91-5. The bill will now go back before the House of Representatives, which can adopt it, amend it, send … Continue reading →

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Amendment to Restrict Servicer Safe Harbor Rejected By Senate

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Isaac Gradman

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate rejected a measure that would have limited the “Servicer Safe Harbor” provision of the “Helping Families Save Their Homes Act,” which aims to protect servicers from lawsuits over their modifications of residential mortgage loans. The … Continue reading →

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