Bilirakis to Host Home Foreclosure Assistance Workshop - May 22 |
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PALM
HARBOR, Fla. (12 May) - U.S.
Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.),
representing Florida’s 9th Congressional District including
portions of Pasco,
Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, will be hosting a home foreclosure
assistance
workshop on Saturday, May 22, 2010.
The event
will be held at
Freedom High School, 17410
Commerce
Park Blvd. Tampa, Fla.,
from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Topics
to be
discussed at the workshop include: guidance on working with lenders and
housing counselors, refinancing and
loan
modification options and information about HUD's loss mitigation
program
for FHA mortgages.
"Given
the
downturn in the Tampa area housing market, many families
are concerned about their most important investment," said Bilirakis.
“This
event will provide families who are
concerned about their current housing situation with the chance to sit
down with banks and institutions that can help them navigate this
uncertain time."
According to the
latest report from RealtyTrac,
the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area
ranks
26th in
the nation among metropolitan
areas for
foreclosures, with a rate
of one in every 69 housing units.
Representatives
from
the following organizations
will be available to provide counseling free of charge:
- Bank of America
- JP Morgan Chase
- SunTrust
- Fifth Third Bank
- Ocwen Financial
- Wells Fargo
- Wachovia
- HUD
- VA Regional Loan Center
- Bay Area Legal Services
- Florida Department of Financial Services
- Hillsborough County Tax Collector
- Hillsborough County Government-Affordable Housing Unit
- Catholic Charities
- Center of Affordable Homeownership
- Tampa Bay CDC Housing
- St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing
- Consumer Credit Counseling Service
- Housing and Education Alliance
If
attendees plan to meet with a financial institution they
should bring copies of the following items to the
workshop
for better assistance:
- Driver’s
license
- W-2
for 2008 and 2008 (IRS Wage and Tax Statement)
- Tax
returns for the past 2 years
- Past
due mortgage bill or any relevant mortgage information
- Pay
stubs for the past three months
To
RSVP or to obtain additional information on this
seminar, please contact Congressman Bilirakis's Palm Harbor District
Office at
(727) 773-2871.
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