Fighting on the Home Front: The Growing Problem of Illegal Foreclosures Against U.S. Service Members
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OR.112.37
Document Date
2011-07-12
Report Length
17 pages
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Brief Executive Summary
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform looked into the issue of rising illegal foreclosures against United States Service Members. The purpose was to examine violations of the Servicemembers Relief Act (SCRA) which is supposed to prohibit foreclosures against service members absent specific requirements. The committee found illegal actions and called for elevated concern.
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Related Hearings
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on "Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4115, H.R. 4740, H.R. 3860, and H.R. 5747," 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-69, (2012, June 21)