{"id":33,"date":"2013-08-31T17:54:52","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T17:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/massrods.com\/essexnorth\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2024-06-20T09:48:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:48:53","slug":"foreclosure-assistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/foreclosure-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreclosure Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are you facing foreclosure?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of agencies that can be helpful if you have fallen behind on your mortgage payments and need assistance. The agencies listed below will help you better understand your options when facing Foreclosure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Federal Government<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/portal.hud.gov\/hudportal\/HUD?src=\/topics\/avoiding_foreclosure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/service-details\/preventing-foreclosure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Avoiding Foreclosure in Massachusetts<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State Government<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/ago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Attorney General<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Massachusetts Attorney General&#8217;s office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/portal.hud.gov\/portal\/page\/portal\/HUD\/i_want_to\/talk_to_a_housing_counselor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Housing counseling agencies<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 counseling on buying, renting, defaults, foreclosures, credit issues and reverse mortgages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/ocabr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 foreclosure resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.masshousing.com\/en\/home-ownership\/homeowners\/foreclosure-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MassHousing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 foreclosure prevention loans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.masshousinginfo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Massachusetts Housing Consumer Education Center<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 information and referrals can help resolve housing problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/departments\/housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Boston Department of Neighborhood Development<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 referrals to foreclosure prevention services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esacboston.org\/foreclosureprevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ecumenical Social Action Committee<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 intervention assistance for eastern Massachusetts residents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefits.va.gov\/boston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Veterans Affairs Regional Loan Center<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 assistance for veterans with delinquent mortgage loans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.masslegalhelp.org\/housing\/foreclosures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Massachusetts Legal Services<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 how foreclosures work and steps you can take<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.masslegalhelp.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legal assistance<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Free, practical information about your legal rights in Massachusetts. By legal aid programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foreclosure Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the foreclosure crisis is one of the most important things we can do to restore a healthy economy. Utilizing funds stemming from the recent nationwide state-federal settlement over unlawful foreclosures, the Attorney General\u2019s Office launched a statewide foreclosure prevention and borrower support initiative entitled the HomeCorps. (Office of the Attorney General)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional information regarding foreclosures type \u201cforeclosure resources\u201d into the search box at the following website:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/ocabr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>www.mass.gov\/ocabr<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mortgage Modification Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For information regarding Mortgage Modification Programs, type \u201cmaking homes affordable\u201d into the search box on the following web site:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/ocabr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>www.mass.gov\/ocabr<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you facing foreclosure? There are a number of agencies that can be helpful if you have fallen behind on your mortgage payments and need assistance. The agencies listed below will help you better understand your options when facing Foreclosure. Federal Government State Government Foreclosure Resources Addressing the foreclosure crisis is one of the most &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Foreclosure Assistance\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/foreclosure-assistance\/#more-33\" aria-label=\"Read more about Foreclosure Assistance\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-33","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}