On May 20, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. While the primary purposes of the new law include revamping the FHA's Hope for Homeowners program, providing a safe harbor for servicers who modify home loans and giving the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union Association an expanded credit line with the U.S. Treasury, it also imposes a new disclosure obligation under the Truth in Lending Act upon purchasers and assignees of certain home loans that is effective immediately.
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