Just the Facts – Where to Find Home Foreclosure Information

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RISMEDIA, March 13, 2008-(MCT)-As the foreclosure problem deepens in this country, more and more advice and support is being offered to families and individuals at risk of losing their homes, through counseling services, credit management groups and the Internet. A number of websites offer good insights about home foreclosure, and how to address the situation-or possibly even avoid it.

Here are a few sites that feature foreclosure information:

Consumer Action
www.housing-information.org/articles/saving_your_home_from_foreclosure

- Covers dealing with a lender and foreclosure dos and don’ts.

Homeowner Crisis Resource Center
www.housinghelpnow.org/info.cfm

- Offers information about late mortgage payments and alternatives to foreclosure.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

www.hud.gov/foreclosure/index.cfm

- Provides 10 tips to help avoid and deal with a foreclosure.

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