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  After Foreclosure: What You Should Know - Once you receive a copy of a foreclosure lawsuit, you have only 28 days in which to formally respond to the court. If you do not respond, a default judgment may be filed against you.  

  Foreclosure - Don't Let it Happen to You! - Two-page brochure on foreclosures from the Ohio Department of Commerce. 

  Foreclosure Prevention - “Work Out” Resolutions - Before you fall behind in your mortgage payments, all your lender or the company servicing your loan as soon as possible and explain your circumstances. This brochure from the Ohio Department of Commerce can help. 

  HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies - HUD sponsors housing counseling agencies throughout the country that can provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, credit issues, and reverse mortgages. This page allows you to select a list of agencies for each state.  

  How To Avoid Foreclosure - From the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, this information is applicable to homeowners with FHA Insured loans.  

  Predatory Lending Hotline - The Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO) has recently activated a toll-free hotline for individuals and/or organizations to call with questions regarding predatory. COHHIO's Predatory Lending Hotline: 1-877-228-1645. 

  Protect Your Investment: Don't Let Predatory Lenders Take Your Home - Senior citizens are an attractive target for unscrupulous mortgage lenders because they have a lot of equity in their homes after years of diligently paying off their mortgages, and they use that equity to finance home repairs, medical care and other needs. This article discusses there warning signs.  

  Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) - The FHA has posted these common questions and answers for reservists, guardsmen and other military personnel about mortgage payment relief and protection from foreclosure provided by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (formerly known as The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940). 

  The Seven Signs of Predatory Lending - This article outlines seven principles that should govern attempts to eliminate predatory lending and protect family wealth. 

  Tips for Consumers on Avoiding Foreclosure "Rescue" Scams - We suggest you read this brochure from the National Consumer Law Center if you have been contacted by a company promising to help you avoid foreclosure. 

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 Consumer Rights
 Wills and Probate
 Courts and The Law
 Government Assistance

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