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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2025 - 06/30/2025
Lobbyist name Deborah Janet Sousa   
Business name Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association, INC.
Address 185 Devonshire Street    Suite 601
City, state, zip code Boston, MA 02110         
Country US
Agent type Both
Phone 617-570-9114
 
 
Operating Expenses
No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
Client: Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association, INC.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $3,000.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 1271 An Act relative to home owners insurance and funding repairs Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1807 An Act relative to foreclosure mediation Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 343 An Act requiring fair housing education for all real estate licensees Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2568 An Act requiring carbon monoxide alarms in all residential, governmental and commercial structures Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 768 Resolve creating a special commission on affordable housing insurance Support $0.00 N/A
House Docket 4362 An Act authorizing the town of Wellfleet to establish a real estate transfer fee Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1114 An Act to establish a Massachusetts public bank Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1345 An Act enhancing homebuyer awareness by providing notice to persons purchasing property in a flood zone Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2231 An Act to establish home energy efficiency ratings Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 741 An Act relative to alert systems in public schools Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1080 An Act for the removal of void restrictive covenants Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Docket 2669 An Act enabling local options for tenant protections Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1572 An Act to promote Yes in My Back Yard Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 405 An Act updating real estate appraiser record retention requirements Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 960 An Act authorizing the town of Brookline to implement rent stabilization and tenant eviction protections Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 765 An Act establishing a Massachusetts foreclosure prevention program Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1571 An Act to make home repair affordable and stabilize communities Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1177 An Act protecting titles to real estate in Massachusetts Oppose $0.00 n/A
Senate Bill 998 An Act to guarantee a tenant’s first right of refusal Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2340 An Act repealing section 3A relative to MBTA communities Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1104 An Act amending the banking laws and related statutes Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1217 An Act relative to modernizing private flood insurance Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1130 An Act to facilitate alternatives to foreclosure Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 965 An Act promoting fair and affordable housing Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1030 An Act to increase transparency in the Massachusetts land record systems to protect the property rights of homeowners and businesses Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 998 An Act to guarantee a tenant’s first right of refusal Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1472 An Act relative to increasing affordable and public housing options Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1175 An Act to provide homeowners with fair insurance premiums Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1146 An Act to establish a Resolution Trust Fund for receipt of reasonable mortgage payments Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 973 An Act relative to Title V approval Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1524 An Act relative to the Massachusetts lead law and promoting equal access to lead-free housing Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2039 An Act relative to the relief of mortgage debt Support $0.00 N/A
House Docket 4373 An Act establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of residential property in the town of Falmouth for the purpose of funding affordable housing Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 890 An Act relative to crumbling concrete foundations Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1575 An Act relative to reducing damage caused by the current foreclosure crisis in the historic districts of Massachusetts Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2479 An Act relative to the Massachusetts lead law and promoting equal access to lead-free housing Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1199 An Act protecting consumers' privacy in mortgage applications Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1145 An Act regulating certain mortgages Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1930 An Act authorizing a local affordable housing surcharge Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2343 An Act repealing the MBTA communities act Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 751 An Act relative to mortgage review boards and a small business loan review board within the division of banks Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 753 An Act relative to school security Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1509 An Act to promote housing cooperatives Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1122 An Act promoting consumer choice regarding the use of credit trigger leads Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1507 An Act limiting rent increases and creating a rental arbitrator Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3043 An Act establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1572 An Act to promote Yes in My Back Yard Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3042 An Act establishing a building permit fee surcharge for affordable housing in the town of Concord Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2002 An Act encouraging home ownership by establishing a first time home buyers savings account Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1243 An Act relative to housing rehabilitation grant programs Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1199 An Act protecting consumers' privacy in mortgage applications Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 731 An Act regulating certain mortgages Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3166 An Act authorizing a local affordable housing surcharge Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1430 An Act to promote Yes in God's Back Yard Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 750 An Act establishing uniform enforcement and confidentiality provisions relative to certain licensees under the jurisdiction of the division of banks Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3041 An Act encouraging home ownership by establishing a first time home buyers savings account Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3040 An Act relating to improvements to residential properties Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1110 An Act to protect consumers by further defining subprime loans Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 705 An Act relative to home investments Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1937 An Act enabling a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2347 An Act to promote Yes in God's Back Yard Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1273 An Act establishing uniform enforcement and confidentiality provisions relative to certain licensees under the jurisdiction of the Division of Banks Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3192 An Act encouraging home ownership by establishing a first time home buyers savings account Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 970 An Act improving municipal access to general existing housing data Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1122 An Act promoting consumer choice regarding the use of credit trigger leads Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1106 An Act relative to home investments Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3056 An Act enabling a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 962 An Act to promote Yes in My Back Yard Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 580 An Act relative to crumbling concrete foundations Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1809 An Act relative to protection of a deceased family member against foreclosure and other civil action Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1524 An Act relative to the Massachusetts lead law and promoting equal access to lead-free housing Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1183 An Act relative to mortgage licensing in Massachusetts Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1098 Resolve establishing a commission to better protect consumers in Massachusetts Support $0.00 N/A
House Docket 4278 An Act authorizing the city of Cambridge to impose a real estate transfer fee Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2344 An Act requiring Safe Harbor exceptions to the MBTA Communities Act Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 196 An Act providing consumers with equal protection for all real estate appraisals Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1087 An Act relative to civil liability for improper flood hazard determinations Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1730 An Act establishing a foreclosure review division Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 189 An Act relative to digital right to repair Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1099 An Act to reform title insurance Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1477 An Act enabling local options for tenant protections Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2266 An Act repealing section 3A relative to MBTA communities Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1225 An Act ensuring sufficient notice to homeowners by insurance companies prior to an inspection Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1090 An Act establishing a Massachusetts foreclosure prevention program Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1475 An Act relative to manufactured housing Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 833 An Act to protect equity in real estate transactions Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1529 An Act establishing an affordable housing qualification commission Support $0.00 N/A
House Docket 4361 An Act authorizing the town of Provincetown to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 468 An Act making corrective changes to Chapter 112 of the General Laws Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 968 An Act promoting access to counsel and housing stability in Massachusetts Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1000 An Act relative to creating a statutory housing restriction and providing remedies related to statutory housing Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1574 An Act establishing a first-time home buyers bill of rights Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1939 An Act to further clear titles to real property affected by technical irregularities in recorded instruments Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1544 An Act to guarantee a tenant’s first right of refusal Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1955 An Act establishing the Martha’s Vineyard housing bank Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1787 An Act relative to the defense of private property rights through the prevention of abusive eminent domain takings in the Commonwealth Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1071 An Act relative to unlawful practices in the servicing and foreclosure of a subordinate mortgage Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1010 An Act relative to creating a permanent affordability homeownership program Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1332 An Act to protect equity in real estate transactions Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1208 An Act relative to establishing a financial technology task force Support $0.00 N/A
House Docket 4278 An Act authorizing the city of Cambridge to impose a real estate transfer fee Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2345 An Act relative to the MBTA Communities Act Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 794 An Act relative to the fiduciary responsibility of lenders for non-payment of insurance premiums from escrowed accounts Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1031 An Act to amend the foreclosure statute to require judicial foreclosure Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1080 An Act relative to copay assistance Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1939 An Act to further clear titles to real property affected by technical irregularities in recorded instruments Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1959 An Act promoting mortgage debt relief Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1971 An Act creating a graduated deed excise tax for affordable housing Oppose $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Additional Expenses
No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Campaign Contributions
No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
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