(765 ILCS 940/70)
Sec. 70. Distressed property consultant compensation. In transactions that reduce the existing payment on a homeowner's mortgage loan for a period of no less than 5 years, a distressed property consultant shall not claim, demand, charge, collect, or receive any fee, interest, or any other compensation that exceeds the lesser of the homeowner's:
(1) existing monthly principal and interest mortgage
payment; or
(2) total net savings derived from the lowered
monthly principal and interest mortgage payment over the succeeding 12 months.
For all other transactions, a distressed property consultant shall not claim, demand, charge, collect, or receive any fee, interest, or any other compensation for any reason that exceeds 50% of the owner's existing monthly principal and interest mortgage payments.
(Source: P.A. 95-1047, eff. 4-6-09.)
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