National Mortgage Settlement and Homeowner Bill of Rights Forums
Scheduled by California State Bar and California Monitor Program

AG and Bar Forum on HOBR

A forum sponsored by the California Monitor Program (created to assist the California Attorney General in monitoring the implementation of the National Mortgage Settlement) in cooperation with the California State Bar will be held on two of the California Attorney General’s foreclosure prevention initiatives; the National Mortgage Settlement (NMS) and the Homeowner Bill of Rights (HBOR).  The forums will provide an opportunity for advocates, legal aid attorneys, housing counselors, judges, and private attorneys to learn about these initiatives.

April 2013 marks one year from the court approval of the National Mortgage Settlement (NMS) and six months from the effective date of its mortgage servicing standard reforms.  The Settlement applies to Bank of America, Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Ally/GMAC.  The event series will present the progress and challenges of the first year of the NMS and will feature:

• Consumer Relief delivered under the NMS
• Servicing Standards progress
• California Monitor Program's Initiatives

The Homeowner Bill of Rights became effective on January 1, 2013.  HBOR codifies in state law the broad intentions of the NMS pre-foreclosure protections.  The forum will provide participants with:

• An overview of HBOR law
• Resources for HBOR litigation
• Synthesis of HBOR with NMS, CFPB servicing rules, and other laws

The event will be held three times:

• San Francisco – April 5 at the Federal Reserve Bank
• Irvine – April 19 at the University of California, Irvine, School of Law
• Fresno – May 3, venue TBD.

There is no registration fee to attend the day-long event, but there are a limited number of spots available for each session and no more than two representatives per company will be allowed to attend.

Read the Agenda and Register Here

Read the California Monitor’s Second Report