Michigan Foreclosure Task Force: Resources for COUNSELORS and ADVOCATES
MFTF > Resources for Counselors and Advocates (also see Archive and Homeowner Resources)
Resources
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) - new
- Issue brief: The 2011 Michigan Supreme Court MERS Decision and its Impact on the Validity of Foreclosures Initiated by MERS (PDF)
Making Home Affordable/HAMP
Hardest Hit Funds in Michigan
Michigan’s 90-Day Pre-Foreclosure Negotiation Law
- Summary of 90-Day Law by Lorray Brown, Michigan Poverty Law Program [PDF]
- Flyer for Homeowners (Feb. 2012) [pdf]
- MSHDA and Potestivo & Associates: State Pre-Foreclosure Mediation Process [42KB PDF]
- Sample forms for housing counselors working with the 90-day law (from a 3/26/10 listserv email)
- Memo re meeting [32KB .doc]
- Home Repair Services Release of Information form [87KB .doc]
- Housing counselor referral - Lansing [31KB .doc]
- Housing counselor referral - West Michigan [31KB .doc]
- Housing counselor release form from Karen Tjapkes [33KB .doc]
Reporting Mortgage & Foreclosure Scams
If you are working with a homeowner who may have been scammed, please file a report with the Michigan Attorney General’s office online.
In Wayne County: you can also report deed fraud issues to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Deed Fraud Unit at this page or call 313-224-5869.
Additional Counseling Resources
- Video recording of Foreclosure 101 webinar [YouTube - link is to part 1 of 7]
- FAQ on Redemption Period [15KB PDF]
*For the latest resources for Foreclosure Task Force Member, join the Task Force. If you have a question, correction, or suggestion, contact MFTF Co-Directors Neeta Delaney and Steve Tobocman at foreclosure@cedam.info.*
Updated February 22, 2012