Oregon Senate Hearings TOMORROW Tuesday AM Includes Housing Legislative Concepts, Foreclosures, and Hardest Hit,

Hearing Before Senate Consumer Protection and Public Affairs is in Hearing Room B at 8:30 on Tuesday. From the agenda:

Proposed Legislative Concepts - Invited Testimony

     Manufactured Housing Coalition

     Landlord/Tenant Coalition

          John VanLandingham, Lane County Legal Aid & Advocacy Center

     Life Insurance Interstate Compact

          John Mangan, American Council of Life Insurers

Home Foreclosure Issues - Invited Testimony

     R.K. Arnold, Chief Executive Officer, MERS

     Paul Leonard, Center for Responsible Lending

     Kevin Christiansen, Oregon Bankers Association

     Angela Martin, Economic Fairness Oregon

     Gary Blacklidge, Attorney, Greene & Markley; Member, Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section

     Nanina Takla, Attorney; Member, Oregon State Bar Consumer Law Section

     Keith Dubanevich, Oregon Department of Justice

Update on Tenants in Foreclosure

     Sybil Hebb, Oregon Law Center

     Pat Wade, Attorney, Hershner Hunter; Member, Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section

Update: Homeowner Stabilization Program - Invited Testimony

     Mike Kaplan, Oregon Housing and Community Services

Update about Workgroups on Free Trial Offers and Debt Collection

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.