Congressman's Foreclosure Workshop Aims to Save Family Homes

Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger will hold a home foreclosure prevention workshop in Owings Mills Saturday, a statement sent by the congressman's office said.

The workshop will be at and will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

"The workshop will give local homeowners a chance to meet one-on-one with their mortgage lender, servicers and counselors," the statement said.

The full statement appears below:

(Owings Mills, MD) –Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) will host a foreclosure prevention workshop in Owings Mills tomorrow, Saturday, November 18, 2011, to help keep Maryland families in their homes. The workshop will give local homeowners a chance to meet one-on-one with their mortgage lender, servicers and counselors. This is the fifth such workshop Congressman Ruppersberger has hosted since 2010, helping hundreds of families facing foreclosure.

Foreclosure filings have been falling in Maryland, thanks in part to counseling, education and mediation. Maryland saw 62 percent fewer filings last month compared with a year earlier, according to RealtyTrac, a foreclosure research firm. One in every 563 homes nationwide had a foreclosure filing last month, compared with one in every 1,954 homes in Maryland.

Attendees are encouraged to bring the following materials to the workshop: 

• Hardship Letter
• Last Two Months’ Bank Statements
• Last Two Pay Stubs
• 2009 or 2010 Tax Return
• Any Notification Regarding Foreclosure
• Any Other Relevant Documentation