Category Archives: Foreclosure Assistance

The Helpful Hands Foundation Foreclosure Assistance Program

Show me the Note – Town Hall meeting: Kissimmee, FL

Posted on May 2, 2011 by admin

[ May 28, 2011; 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM. ] Saturday – May 28, 2011
Time: 10:30 am to Noon
Location: Hart Memorial Central Library
Room Name: Lillie Room–2nd Floor–Hart Memorial
211 East Dakin Avenue, Kissimmee Florida 34741

The event is being held to advocate and educate families who may be
losing their homes to foreclosure.

Helping homeowners sift through the tangled web of mortgage modification guidelines and federal programs.
Assisting and [...]

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Community Outreach Seminar: What to do if you are served with a foreclosure notice

Posted on March 2, 2011 by admin

[ March 12, 2011; 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. ] Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 Noon
Location: Northwest Regional Library
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Bank of New York amends homeowners motion to dismiss

Posted on March 2, 2011 by admin

One of our clients that we are helping just called to tell us that the lender’s attorney file a motion to ammend homeowners motion to dismiss — IN FAVOR of the defendant (homeowner) – Bank of New York (successor to JP Morgan Chase)!! will keep you posted on the outcome and later provide you the [...]

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The story of John and Mary

Posted on February 14, 2011 by admin

Let me tell you a story about John and Mary
John and Mary wanted to buy their first home.
They talked with the loan officer from their local bank
who qualified them for a mortgage loan.
A friend referred them to a Realtor that showed them
some properties.
John could see himself under the hammock of the
oak tree in the [...]

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Some lenders try to sell foreclosed homes without holding titles

Posted on December 7, 2010 by admin

A funny thing happened to DeBary resident Russ Vas Dais as he was about to buy a foreclosed home: He learned the bank selling him the house didn’t actually own it.
Fannie Mae had foreclosed on the property but, in an apparent paperwork problem, never took ownership.
“It was quite shocking to learn the bank didn’t have [...]

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FTC on the attack against relief scams

Posted on December 7, 2010 by admin

WASHINGTON – Dec. 7, 2010 – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new rules in November that prevent mortgage foreclosure rescue firms and loan modification services – a group that can include Realtors – from collecting fees until homeowners have a written offer from their lenders that’s acceptable.
“Peddlers of so-called mortgage relief services have taken [...]

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Bank of America Remains Silent

Posted on December 6, 2010 by admin

After a year battling with Bank of America another homeowner informs The Helpful Hands Foundation that he awaits the final decision after receiving a letter from Presiding Judge Lauton, Ninth Judicial Circuit , Orange County Court regarding dismissal of his case if no party moves before the court staying the action due to… inaction.
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