Posted on March 28, 2010.
Is there a homeowner protection Equity Act? yes
It stops predatory lending practices screwing on unsuspecting homebuyers.
It stops things like allowing you to pay fees or extra points, have a payment refinancing costs balloon, and for high-cost mortgages.
That is if you have bad credit and can not get a mortgage at a low cost standard and the need to go to high-cost mortgage, lenders are prohibited from being "predatory".