State Senate OKs mortgage debt bill
The state Senate approved a bill Monday to help California homeowners whose lenders have forgiven part of their mortgage debt.
The bill would end a requirement that homeowners report that part of the loan that was forgiven as income on their tax returns.
Sen. Michael Machado (D-Linden) said the bill would help in a short sale, loan modification or refinance in which part or all of the debt is forgiven.
The bill would apply only to owner-occupied homes in which the debt was forgiven this year or last. The bill now heads to the Assembly.
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