Worried about foreclosure? CFO Alex Sink and the Department of Financial Services, in partnership with Wealth Watchers, Inc. (a HUD-approved housing counseling agency) and the War on Poverty - Florida, will offer a free legal clinic, along with counseling and loan workout assistance sessions every 2nd Wednesday of the month. 
 
Call Wealth Watchers at (904) 380-0347 to pre-register.  The event will last from 5:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m.

CFO Alex Sink's Florida Housing Help initiative, in partnership with Bethune-Cookman University, will hold a foreclosure workshop from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Center for Civic Engagement.  The workshop will include opportunities for consumers to meet with mortgage lenders, HUD certified housing counselors, legal services, and other foreclosure assistance programs.

 

For more information, call (850) 413-3089 or 1-877-MY-FL-CFO (1-877-693-5236).  

Florida Housing Help, a community outreach program is designed to educate and assist families facing foreclosure. The workshop will include opportunities to meet with mortgage lenders and HUD-certified counselors.

 

Homeowners are asked to bring copies of these items if applicable:
• Recent paycheck stubs and bank account statements
• Driver License or picture ID and Social Security Cards
• Hardship letter explaining delinquency of mortgage
Payments or any gap in employment
• Statements or bills documenting all household expenses
• Recent correspondence from mortgage company and last
mortgage statement
• Current property tax bill and proof of homeowners’ insurance

 

This event is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.