(1)(a) Within 10 days after a service provider receives a request for a resolution conference under ORS § 86.726, the service provider shall schedule the resolution conference and mail a notice to the beneficiary and to the grantor at all addresses on file with the service provider for the beneficiary and grantor, including post office boxes. The service provider shall schedule the resolution conference to occur within 75 days after the date on which the service provider sends the notice.

(b) A notice under this subsection must:

(A) Specify a range of dates within which and a location at which or means of remote audio or video communication by which the resolution conference will occur;

(B) State that the beneficiary and the grantor each must pay the facilitator’s fees for the resolution conference;

(C) List and describe the documents that the beneficiary and the grantor must submit to the service provider;

(D) State that the grantor must consult a housing counselor before attending the resolution conference unless the grantor notifies the service provider that the grantor could not obtain an appointment with a housing counselor before the date of the resolution conference;

(E) State that the grantor may have an attorney or housing counselor present to represent the grantor at the resolution conference, and that the attorney or housing counselor must attend the resolution conference in person or by remote audio or video communication; and

(F) Include any other information the Attorney General requires by rule.

(2) Within 25 days after the date on which the service provider sends a notice under subsection (1) of this section:

(a) The grantor shall pay a fee to the service provider in an amount and in a manner that the Attorney General specifies by rule. The grantor’s fee may not exceed $200. Within five days after receiving the fee from the grantor, the service provider shall send a written notice to the grantor and the beneficiary that specifies the date, time and location of, and, if necessary, a method of remote audio or video communication for, the resolution conference.

(b) The service provider shall pay to the Attorney General, for deposit into the Foreclosure Avoidance Fund established under ORS § 86.744, moneys the service provider receives from the grantor under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(c) The grantor shall submit to the service provider:

(A) Information about the grantor’s income, expenses, debts and other obligations;

(B) A description of the grantor’s financial hardship, if any;

(C) Documents that verify the grantor’s income; and

(D) Any other information the Attorney General requires by rule.

(3) The grantor shall consult a housing counselor before attending the resolution conference unless the grantor cannot obtain an appointment with a housing counselor before the date of the resolution conference.

(4) Within 25 days after the service provider makes the information the grantor submitted under subsection (2) of this section available to the beneficiary, the beneficiary shall:

(a) Pay a fee to the service provider in an amount that is not more than $600 and in a manner that the Attorney General specifies by rule. The service provider shall pay to the Attorney General, for deposit into the Foreclosure Avoidance Fund established under ORS § 86.744, moneys the service provider receives from the beneficiary under this paragraph.

(b) Submit to the service provider:

(A) Copies of:

(i) The residential trust deed; and

(ii) The promissory note that is evidence of the obligation that the residential trust deed secures and that the beneficiary or beneficiary’s agent certifies is a true copy;

(B) The name and address of the person that owns the obligation that is secured by the residential trust deed;

(C) A record of the grantor’s payment history for the longer of the preceding 12 months or since the beneficiary last deemed the grantor current on the obligation;

(D) An itemized statement that shows:

(i) The amount the grantor owes on the obligation, itemized to reflect the principal, interest, fees, charges and any other amounts included within the obligation; and

(ii) The amount the grantor must pay to cure the grantor’s default;

(E) A document that identifies:

(i) The input values for each net present value model that the beneficiary or the beneficiary’s agent uses; and

(ii) The output values that each net present value model produces;

(F) The appraisal or price opinion the beneficiary relied on most recently to determine the value of the property that is the subject of the residential trust deed;

(G) The portion of any pooling agreement, servicing agreement or other agreement that the beneficiary cites as a limitation or prohibition on modifying the terms of the obligation, together with a statement that describes the extent to which the beneficiary sought to have the limitation or prohibition waived;

(H) A description of any additional documents the beneficiary requires to evaluate the grantor’s eligibility for a foreclosure avoidance measure; and

(I) Any other information the Attorney General requires by rule.

(5)(a) The service provider may postpone or reschedule a resolution conference that the service provider scheduled under subsection (1) of this section if:

(A) The beneficiary and the grantor agree to a new date;

(B) The beneficiary or the grantor requests a new date in writing that is not more than 30 days after the original date scheduled for the resolution conference and can show good cause for the request; or

(C) The beneficiary does not pay the fee required under subsection (4)(a) of this section by the date the fee is due. The service provider may wait until the beneficiary has paid the fee before rescheduling the resolution conference.

(b) The service provider shall cancel a resolution conference that the service provider scheduled under subsection (1) of this section if the grantor does not pay the fee required under subsection (2)(a) of this section by the date the fee is due.

(6)(a) A resolution conference conducted in accordance with this section and ORS § 86.726, 86.732 and 86.736 is not subject to ORS Chapter 36 and does not preclude mediation that a court or another provision of law requires.

(b) A facilitator is not subject to a subpoena and cannot be compelled to testify in any proceeding that is related to a resolution conference, other than a proceeding against a facilitator for an act or omission for which the facilitator may be liable under paragraph (c) of this subsection.

(c) A facilitator is not civilly liable for any act or omission done or made while engaged in efforts to assist or facilitate a resolution conference unless the facilitator acted or made an omission in bad faith, with malicious intent or in an manner that exhibited a willful or wanton disregard of the rights, safety or property of another person.

(d) The limitations on liability provided by this subsection apply to the officers, directors, employees and agents of the service provider and any dispute resolution program engaged in facilitating resolution conferences.

(e) Information that a beneficiary or grantor submits under this section is not subject to ORS § 192.311 to 192.478. [2013 c.304 § 3; 2017 c.251 § 3; 2021 c.106 § 9]

[1959 c.625 17,22; repealed by 1961 c.616 § 8]