Three pieces of legislation considered this week by the Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection are only the first in a spate of bills during the 2010 legislative session that are aimed at helping Minnesota homeowners caught up in the foreclosure crisis.

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson and two DFL legislators are resuming their effort to pass a foreclosure mediation bill. Gov. Tim Pawlenty last session vetoed the homeowner-lender mediation bill.