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OK SR2
Resolution
Status
2/2/2015
Primary Sponsor
Anastasia Pittman
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AI Summary
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Acknowledges historic challenges people of color face in mortgage lending and the disproportionate impact of the 2008 housing crash on minority homeowners.
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Warns that municipalities using eminent domain to restructure mortgages lack legal precedent and face vulnerability to legal challenge from federal authorities and lenders.
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Cautions that the Federal Housing Finance Administration could order Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to cease operations in areas using eminent domain programs, potentially reducing mortgage availability.
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Encourages policymakers to examine potential dangers of eminent domain programs on minority communities and support foreclosure prevention programs instead, including lender outreach and financial literacy initiatives.
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Directs distribution of resolution to the President, Oklahoma's congressional delegation, the Governor, and the Oklahoma Municipal League.
Legislative Description
Resolution; recognizing use of eminent domain by municipalities for foreclosures.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to General Government
2/4/2015