Southern California Mortgage Crisis

“It’s Your Call” KVCR TV – Keep or No Keep

28. August 2009

Broadcast 8/29/09 - Host Roger Bowman of KVCR's call-in talk show asks guests Ester Cadavid of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services and Ben Garcia of the Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board about home foreclosure prevention and a range of other topics, including tenant mediation and discrimination avoidance. Also discussed is the reality that some people will not be candidates for loan modifications and need to begin planning to transition from their current home with dignity.

HUD Counselors in Los Angeles County

22. June 2009

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HUD Counseling Agencies in Los Angeles County Agency Name: BYDESIGN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, AKA CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES– GLENDALE Phone: 323-890-9500 Toll Free: 800-750-2227 Fax: 323-890-9590 Email: wdees@bydesignsolutions.org Address: 412 W. Broadway, Suite 212 Glendale, California 91204 Counseling Services: – Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Counseling - Homebuyer Education Programs - Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling - Postpurchase Counseling - Predatory Lending - Prepurchase Counseling - Renters [...]

Mortgage Counseling by Phone and Online

22. June 2009

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The first step consumers should take who are facing foreclosure is to contact their lender if they believe they are eligible for loan restructuring. This could result in lower mortgage payments for as long as the mortgage has to run. (Lenders are beginning to realize that permanently receiving less interest may be a better solution [...]

Questions about Renegotiations

22. June 2009

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Department of Consumer Affairs can help you avoid a mortgage renegotiation fraud, call (800) 973-3370. To find a HUD-approved housing counselor, call (888) 995-4673.

Free Landlord / Tenant Legal Assistance – Los Angeles Region

21. June 2009

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Bet Tzedek – (323) 939-0506 Community Legal Services – (800) 834-5001 Inner City Law Center – (213) 891-2880 Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles – (213) 487-3320 Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice – (323) 980-3500 Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County – (800) 433-6251 Public Counsel Law Center – (213) 385-2977

Listen here: Socal NPR – Mortgage Modifications

11. June 2009

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KVCR-FM created this NPR news spot pertaining to the Southern California mortgage crisis. Listen to the segment here (approximately 5 minutes). Click the arrow below to play. MORTGAGE MODIFICATION 91.9 KVCR – June 5, 2009 By Anthea Raymond The Inland Empire has been hit HARD by the mortgage crisis. Interest rates have reset on many loans. Unemployment in the [...]

Meet 211 in Los Angeles

10. June 2009

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Maribel Marin is the Executive Director of the 211 service in Los Angeles County. Did you know you can call 211 from your home or cell phone and ask for help with almost any life-circumstance difficulty you are having? You will reach a service associate who can find an organization which helps people with your precise problem. They'll tell you who to contact, how to reach them, and what to do to get the best results. Click "continue reading" this post to view Maribel's introduction video (2 min).