Democrats To Protect Unpaid Government Employees From Foreclosure
Democrats Move To Stop Foreclosures And Evictions On Unpaid Federal Employees 22 House Democrats have introduced legislation to protect 800,000 federal workers who are either furloughed or working without pay thanks to the government shutdown. FHAhas already asked the mortgage industry to help FHA employees with their mortgages. However, House Democrats want more protection than that. A group of 22 Democrats introduced a series of bills that would protect federal workers and their families from foreclosures, evictions, and loan defaults during a government shutdown. The legislation is called the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act. The bill would prohibit creditors from taking action against federal workers affected by a government shutdown. Read more at MFI-Miami