Helping Americans Keep Their Homes Act of 2009

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Helping Americans Keep Their Homes Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from $10,000 to $15,000 the limit on penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer; (2) suspend the first-time homebuyer requirement for such distributions that are made before January 1, 2011; and (3) exempt loans from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) used to refinance a principal residence from certain prohibited transaction tax rules until 2011.…