A Push To Help Those Facing Foreclosure


Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown traveled to Prince George’s and Annapolis to push for legislation that will help people stay in their homes.

Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) traveled to Prince George’s County Monday and pressed lawmakers in Annapolis to pass legislation that would help people facing foreclosure find ways to stay in their homes.

Appearing alongside fair housing advocates, other elected officials and people struggling to hold on to their homes, Brown said a bill proposed by Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) would give eligible borrowers the right to seek mediation before a foreclosure sale.

“If the banks are willing to pick up the phone to put you in a home, they need to sit down at the table with a homeowner before they put them out on the street,” said Brown during a news conference Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Washington.

The bill faces an uncertain future, however. Some House committee members have questioned whether it would be cost-effective and whether the state is doing enough to discourage irresponsible loans.



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