Rep. Johnson working to prevent foreclosures with 'Help for Homeowners' event
ATLANTA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that he is co-hosting a community event next month with Reps. John Lewis and David Scott to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure.
In conjunction with the U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Hope Now Alliance and NeighborWorks America, the Congressmen are holding Help for Homeowners on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18 at the Georgia International Convention Center.
Johnson said residents struggling to keep their homes need to know about the $50 billion federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) that offers assistance in re-structuring loan payments.
“We’re making some progress, but much more needs to be done to save people’s homes,” said Rep. Johnson, who has been fighting foreclosures since he was a county commissioner in 2001.
“That’s why it’s so important that we hold this event – to get the homeowners, lenders, banks, HUD and local officials under one roof to help homeowners, who often through no fault of their own, have fallen behind on their mortgages.”
Since 2009, Johnson’s office has assisted more than 650 residents with pending foreclosures.
The free event offers homeowners a chance to meet one on one with their lenders, find out if they qualify for President Obama’s Making Home Affordable program and offers the platform for struggling homeowners to work out other options with their lenders.
Homeowners seeking help are asked to bring the following documents:
● Monthly mortgage statement
● Information about other mortgages on your home, if applicable
● Two most recent pay stubs, documents of income you receive from other sources or most recent quarterly profit and loss statement if you are self-employed
● Two most recent bank statements
● Account balances and monthly payments for credit cards and other debts
● Estimates of your monthly expenditures (such as utilities, insurance and medical bills)
For more information, call the Homeowners HOPE Hotline at 1-888-995-HOPE (4673) or visit MakingHomeAffordable.gov or HopeNow.com.
WHO: Representative Henry “Hank” Johnson
Representative John Lewis
Representative David Scott
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan
Department of Treasury
WHAT: Help for Homeowners Community Event
WHEN: Friday, June 17 from 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 18 from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.
WHERE: Georgia International Convention Center
2000 Convention Center Concourse
College Park, GA 30337
Servicers Attending:
American Home Mortgage, Aurora, Bank of America, BB&T, Chase, Citi, Everhome, Flagstar, GMAC/Homecomings, HSBC, LBPS, Litton, Nationstar, Ocwen, One West Bank, PHH, PNC, Regions, Select Portfolio Servicing, State, Home Mortgage*(only attending on Saturday), Suntrust, US Bank, Wells Fargo/Wachovia, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac
Housing Counseling Agencies & Others Attending:
Catholic Charities Atlanta; CredAbility; Help the People; HomeFree-USA; NID Southern Crescent Branch; NID-HCA ATLANTA METRO; No Limits CDC; RRC; The IMPACT! Group; Urban League of Greater Atlanta; HUD; Making Home Affordable; Department of Labor; Georgia Department of Community Affairs; Seedco; Project HOPE; Lift Community Development; Georgia Housing Finance Authority, Home Safe Georgia; Urban League of Greater Atlanta; MUST Ministeries; Futon Community Action Authority; City of Atlanta, Office of Housing; United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta; Partnership for Community Action, Inc.; and Radian
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