Southern California Mortgage Crisis

Broadcast 8/7/09 – KVCR had guests Rod Tawasha, associate vice president and home preservation manager for Chase bank, and Larry Sharp, president & CEO of Arrowhead Credit Union, in the studio to answer host Roger Bowman’s questions about their banks’ responses to the mortgage crisis. The discussion included the foreclosure process, short sales, deeds in lieu, principle reduction, forbearances, and other means of helping home owners retain their homes or exit gracefully. They candidly discussed which options were viable and which were not widely offered. Additionally, Chase discussed their 28 regional home ownership centers in which a distressed owner can obtain and appointment and meet with a loan modification advisor for Chase, who becomes that person’s primary point of contact during the modification and/or foreclosure process — a real person with a desk, a direct extension and email address.

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