State Programs and Policies

www.mass.gov/foreclosures

The Patrick Administration's website for foreclosure resources for homeowners and tenants in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Division of Banks

The Division of Banks is responsible for implementing and overseeing many of the provisions of foreclosure legislation (Chapter 206).

Neighborhood Stabilization Loan Fund

The Neighborhood Stabilization Loan Fund (NSLF) helps address the problems caused by foreclosures and abandonment in urban communities throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by enabling nonprofit and for-profit developers to buy abandoned and at-risk properties and get them quickly reoccupied with new renters or homeowners.

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General Martha Coakley has developed several initiatives to combat the foreclosure crisis and predatory and discriminatory lending practices.