residential mortgages to be borne by classes of certificates 
on a pro rata basis that refers to types of bankruptcy 
losses that could not have been incurred under the law 
in effect at the time such contract was entered into shall 
be enforceable, as such provision shall be contrary to pub-
lic policy.
Notwithstanding this section, such reference 
to types of bankruptcy losses that could have been in-
curred under the law in effect at the time such contract 
was entered into shall be enforceable. 
TITLE II—FORECLOSURE MITI-
GATION AND CREDIT AVAIL-
ABILITY 
SEC. 201. SERVICER SAFE HARBOR FOR MORTGAGE LOAN 
MODIFICATIONS. 
(a) SAFE HARBOR.— 
(1) LOAN
MODIFICATIONS
AND
WORKOUT 
PLANS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, and notwithstanding any investment contract 
between a servicer and a securitization vehicle or in-
vestor, a servicer that acts consistent with the duty 
set forth in section 129A(a) of Truth in Lending Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1639a) shall not be liable for entering 
into a loan modification, workout, or other loss miti-
gation plan, including, but not limited to, disposition 
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with respect to any such mortgage that meets all of 
the criteria set forth in paragraph (2)(B) to— 
(A) any person, based on that person’s 
ownership of a residential mortgage loan or any 
interest in a pool of residential mortgage loans 
or in securities that distribute payments out of 
the principal, interest and other payments in 
loans on the pool; 
(B) any person who is obligated pursuant 
to a derivatives instrument to make payments 
determined in reference to any loan or any in-
terest referred to in subparagraph (A); or 
(C) any person that insures any loan or 
any interest referred to in subparagraph (A) 
under any law or regulation of the United 
States or any law or regulation of any State or 
political subdivision of any State. 
(2) ABILITY TO MODIFY MORTGAGES.— 
(A) ABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, and notwithstanding any in-
vestment contract between a servicer and a 
securitization vehicle or investor, a servicer— 
(i) shall not be limited in the ability 
to modify mortgages, the number of mort-
gages that can be modified, the frequency 
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of loan modifications, or the range of per-
missible modifications; and 
(ii) shall not be obligated to repur-
chase loans from or otherwise make pay-
ments to the securitization vehicle on ac-
count of a modification, workout, or other 
loss mitigation plan for a residential mort-
gage or a class of residential mortgages 
that constitute a part or all of the mort-
gages in the securitization vehicle, 
if any mortgage so modified meets all of the cri-
teria set forth in subparagraph (B). 
(B) CRITERIA.—The criteria under this 
subparagraph with respect to a mortgage are as 
follows: 
(i) Default on the payment of such 
mortgage has occurred or is reasonably 
foreseeable. 
(ii) The property securing such mort-
gage is occupied by the mortgagor of such 
mortgage. 
(iii) The servicer reasonably and in 
good faith believes that the anticipated re-
covery on the principal outstanding obliga-
tion of the mortgage under the particular 
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