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HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS VICTIMIZED
BY ILLEGAL OR DEFICIENT
FORECLOSURES. BUT TIME IS
RUNNING OUT FOR 140-THOUSAND
OHIOANS WHO NEED RELIEF.
RIGHT NOW, PAM ELLIOT REVEALS
HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS AND WHY
IT MAY HELP YOU RECLAIM YOUR
FINANCIAL FUTURE.
INFORMATION YOU NEED SO YOU
DON'T MISS OUT.
MARK...AS IT STANDS RIGHT
NOW THE DEADLINE FOR THE
INDEPENDENT FORECLOSURE REVIEW
IS DECEMBER 31. IT'S FREE
TO ENROLL AND IF YOU MEET THE
DEADLINE, THERE'S A CHANCE YOU
COULD GET UP TO 125-THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN COMPENSATION.
NAT SND TWO SHAKE HANDS WHEN
LOUEVINAR MCQUAY SHOWED UP AT
"HELPING HANDS" IN TROTWOOD ,
SHE NEEDED HELP FILLING OUT AN
APPLICATION TO ENROLL IN A
FEDERAL PROGRAM CALLED THE
"INDEPENDENT FORECLOSURE
REVIEW."DWIGHT GOODEN/HELPING
HANDS: PAYMENTS POSTED
PROPERLY ANSWER WOULD BE YES.
LOUEVINAR MCQUAY: THEY WERE
POSTED PROPERLY. MCQUAY WAS
FORCED OUT OF HER HOME IN
APRIL. BUT IT WAS NOVEMBER
BEFORE SHE RECEIVED NOTICE OF
A FREE, INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF
THE WAY HER LENDER HANDLED HER
FORECLOSURE.MCQUAY: ONCE THEY
MAILED ME THESE PAPERS I SAID
I'D GIVE IT A SHOT. MCQUAY
USED TO LIVE IN THIS DAYTON
HOME WITH HER CHILDREN.
PROPERTY TAXES DROVE HER
MORTGAGE PAYMENTS TO A LEVEL
SHE COULD NOT AFFORD. WHEN
SHE LOST HER HOUSE, SHE LOST
HER JOB, BECAUSE SHE RAN A
DAYCARE OUT OF HER HOME.
MCQUAY: LIVING ON THE EDGE.
KEEPING IT FROM THE KIDS.
MCQUAY SAYS SHE TRIED TO WORK
WITH HER MORTGAGE COMPANY, AND
INVESTORS HERSELF , BUT GOT
NOWHERE.MCQUAY: THAT WAS THE
THING. I HAD TO DEAL WITH IT
FOR SO LONG. I WANTED IT OVER.
2009 TO 2012. 3 YEARS OF NOT
KNOWING.ALFRED
PATTERSON/COUNTYCORP: THE
INDEPENDENT REVIEW PROCESS IS
A GOOD THING. IT'S LIKE ANY
OTHER PROCESS. IT TAKES A LOT
OF TIME. ALFRED PATTERSON IS
THE HOMEOWNERSHIP MANAGER AT
COUNTYCORP. DESPITE A
DECLINE IN FORECLOSURES IN THE
DAYTON REGION, PATTERSON SAYS
MANY PEOPLE STILL NEED HELP.
HE THINKS THE GOVERNMENT
SHOULD EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR
THE INDEPENDENT FORECLOSURE
REVIEW. IF , LIKE MCQUAY,
YOU BELIEVE FORECLOSURE HARMED
YOU, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE IF
THE PROPERTY WAS YOUR PRIMARY
RESIDENCE, YOU WERE IN THE
FORECLOSURE PROCESS BETWEEN
JANUARY 2009 AND THE END OF
2010, AND YOUR MORTGAGE WAS
SERVICED BY ONE OF 27
COMPANIES, INCLUDING SEVERAL
OF THE BIG BANKS.. MCQUAY:
PLEASE COME FORWARD. ON YOUR
OWN, ON THAT TELEPHONE, ON
THAT COMPUTER, YOU'RE NOBODY.
BUT AGAIN AS IT STANDS
RIGHT NOW THE DEADLINE IS
DECEMBER 31. WHEN I ASKED
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD,
WHICH STARTED THE PROGRAM LAST
YEAR...ABOUT AN EXTENSION... I
RECEIVED THIS EMAIL STATING
"THERE'S NO RESPONSE AT THIS
TIME." IF YOU THINK YOU
MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN
INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF YOUR
INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE
RIGHT NOW ATTACHED TO THIS
STORY. YOU'LL FIND THE
DETAILS AT WDTN-DOT-COM.
REPORTING LIVE, PAM ELLIOT, 2
NEWS.