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By Doug Cunningham

California has a new law requiring mortgage lenders to contact buyers before starting a foreclosure process. That gives homeowners some advance warning and some time to try to modify bad loans before losing their homes. The California Labor Federation says the new law provides some immediate protection for those who need it, but is just a first step in banning the abusive lending practices that created the mortgage and home foreclosure crisis. California’s governor signed the bill Tuesday.