WASHINGTON – In a House hearing yesterday examining the role of the private sector in mortgage modification, Rep. Barney Franks (D-Mass.) all but promised legislation next year aimed at giving mortgage servicers legal authority to renegotiate troubled loans.
Franks said that while the private sector has made encouraging steps to resolve the mortgage crisis, mortgage servicers have been sitting on the sidelines.
Franks, who explained that servicers face a serious obstacle in modifying mortgage loans because they lack the legal authority to do so, said legislation is needed and that Congress has to restructure the servicing mechanism.
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