 So in original. Probably should be “mortgage-backed”.

securities, and other assets secured by residential real estate, including multifamily housing, the Secretary shall implement a plan that seeks to maximize assistance for homeowners and use the authority of the Secretary to encourage the servicers of the underlying mortgages, considering net present value to the taxpayer, to take advantage of the HOPE for Homeowners Program under

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–174 inserted before period at end “and to remediate lead and asbestos hazards in residential properties”.

2009—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–5 designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted par. (1) heading, and added par. (2).