Governor Patrick announced that his administration will host a series of foreclosure prevention workshops to bring together mortgage lenders and homeowners so that homeowners may:
  1. speak one-on-one with lenders about loan modifications and alternatives to prevent foreclosure,
  2. meet with local housing and credit counselors, and
  3. attend educational seminars to learn about ways to save their homes. Multilingual counselors will be available at all workshops.

"Foreclosures represent a significant financial loss for homeowners and have a destabilizing effect on neighborhoods as vacancies increase and property values decline," said Daniel Crane, Undersecretary of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. "By working together, we can help prevent foreclosures and keep our families, our communities, and our Commonwealth stable and secure."

Workshops will be held at the following locations and dates:

Saturday, June 7, 2008
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Chestnut Middle School
355 Plainfield Street
Springfield, MA

Saturday, June 21, 2008
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Arnone School
135 Belmont Street
Brockton, MA

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Worcester Vocational High School
1 Skyline Drive
Worcester, MA 01605

Thursday, July 17, 2008
2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location to be announced
Lawrence, MA

To learn more about the workshops and other available resources and services, visit the state's foreclosure web site www.mass.gov/foreclosure.

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