| Kitzhaber signs foreclosure mediation bill | | Print | |
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| Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
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Gov. John Kitzhaber signed a bill that establishes protections for homeowners facing foreclosure. Senate Bill 1552 creates a foreclosure mediation program and requires banks to meet with borrowers who elect to participate. It also outlaws lenders' practice of initiating foreclosure proceedings while simultaneously negotiating for a possible loan modification. The law will take effect in 90 days, on July 12. In the meantime, the state attorney general's office has convened a group of stakeholders develop the specifics of the program. Read more at OregonLive.com. |

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From Oregon Translational Research and Development Institute: OTRADI today announced its plans to open and operate a 13,000 square-foot multi-tenant bioscience complex in the Willamette Wharf building at 4640 SW Macadam Avenue. Slated to be complete in spring 2013, the OTRADI Bioscience Incubator (OBI) will house up to six companies.
MEDIAmerica, publisher of Oregon Business and Oregon Home magazines, announces a new retail website: HalfOffOregon.com. The website offers lodging, dining, recreation and many other items at half off their regular cost.
As you probably know by now, The Vernon Company is a national leader in the promotional products industry with annual sales of over $60 million. We are a family owned business, led by the fourth generation of the Vernon family.
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