AG Coakley, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan Tour Abandoned Brockton Home, Discuss AG's HomeCorps Foreclosure Prevention Program - August 27, 2012

HomeCorps Program Has Already Received More Than 7,800 Calls To Hotline Since April From Distressed Homeowners

BOSTON – On Monday, Attorney General Martha Coakley met with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Brockton Mayor Linda M. Balzotti and other officials to tour an abandoned property in Brockton and address the steps being taken to combat the severe foreclosure crisis in the community and other municipalities across the Commonwealth.

During the event, AG Coakley announced that more than 7,800 borrowers have called the HomeCorps hotline since April, reflecting the scope of the foreclosure problem in Massachusetts. The HomeCorps program is the first program of its kind designed to provide direct support to every distressed borrower in the Commonwealth and avoid unnecessary foreclosures.

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