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Foreclosure Program Designed to Protect Maryland Homeowners
Posted on May 23, 2010
New foreclosure legislation in Maryland will give homeowners the legal right to mediation with their lender during foreclosure proceedings. This could be welcomed news for homeowners stuck in a mortgage loan modification nightmare with their lender.
"With my signature today, we are empowering our fellow Marylanders, putting them on a more equal footing with mortgage companies that too often can't be bothered to pick up the phone before beginning a foreclosure proceeding," Maryland Govenor Martin O'Malley said in a statement. "This legislation will help keep more Marylanders in the homes they worked hard to purchase."
According to an artilce in the Washington Post, under the bill, the lender is required to send an application for a loan-modification or loss-mitigation program to the homeowner at least 45 days before a foreclosure action is filed in court. It is also mandated that the lender pay a $300 fee for a foreclosure filing. The Post also reports that the homeowner has 15 days after receiving the lender's final loss-mitigation affidavit, which states reasons for denial of a loan modification, to request a foreclosure mediation. The request must be sent to the Circuit Court, along with a $50 fee.
Given the growing numbers of homeowners complaining about being caught in a loan modification process with some lenders that can last up to 7, 8 or 9 months, only to result in an unexpected denial and ultimate foreclosure, this new legislation could be much needed relief.
If you are caught in a loan modification nightmare, Phillips & Garcia wants to hear about your experience. Contact us to share your story.
Victims of wrongful foreclosure lockouts and seizures have rights. Phillips & Garcia, P.C., a leading law firm in wrongful foreclosure and seizure cases, is now taking cases in any state where there has been a wrongful foreclosure, lockout or trash-out of a borrower's home. Although we are licensed in Massachusetts, we can associate with qualified attorneys in your state.
SOURCE: The Washington Post
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