WA State Foreclosure Fairness Act
The new WA State Foreclosure Fairness Act gives new rights to distressed homeowners. Legal Hotline Attorney Annie Fitzsimmons walks you through the new law with guests:
- Rob McKenna, WA State Attorney General
- Marc Cote, a Certified HUD Housing Counselor
- Rob Dickson, Lawyer and Short Sale Negotiator
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Rob McKenna, WA State Attorney General
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Marc Cote, Certified HUD Housing Counselor
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Rob Dickson, Lawyer and Short Sale Negotiator
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Websites
Washington State Attorney General's Office Foreclosure and Mortgage Assistance This website has collected most of the links for the information you need to make a decision regarding your next steps. The descriptions are clear and the resources are explained before you follow the links
HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) To find HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies
WA State Housing Finance Commission: includes a Foreclosure Mediation Timeline
WA State Department of Commerce: links to housing counselors, exempt banks and the forms required
WA State Bar Association Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project: provides volunteer attorneys
Consumer information regarding the Foreclosure Fairness Act will be up shortly on WAHomeowners.com
Presentations
Foreclosure Fairness Powerpoint (WR Legal Hotline Attorney presentation to help REALTORS® understand how the new FFA works to help owners stay in their homes)
WR Legal Hotline
Handouts
Washington Foreclosure Prevention Resource Guide This 63 page workbook walks the homeowner through the foreclosure process and clearly explains the options available to them when facing foreclosure. Produced by the Seattle-King County Asset Building Collaborative Foreclosure Prevention Team.
WA State Department of Financial Institutions handout: Washington Foreclosure Fairness Act Homeowners Mediation Program
