Dayton City Commissioner Dean Lovelace urges Dayton residents who feel they may be the victim of predatory lending practices to seek help through various community agencies.
Dayton ranked 16th among the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the United States for home foreclosures during the first half of 2007. Many of these foreclosures can be attributed to predatory lending practices.
"Predatory lending continues to be a serious issue, not just in Dayton, but across the country," Commissioner Lovelace said. "I urge anyone who is in danger of losing their mortgage to contact one of the agencies below for help and advice."
Montgomery County Recorder's Office
451 W. Third St.
Dayton, OH 45422-1260
937-225-4275
937-225-5980 (fax)
E-mail: mcrecorder@mcohio.org
CountyCorp
130 W. Second St.
Suite 1420
Dayton, OH 45402
937- 225-6328
937-225-5089 (fax)
E-mail: countycorp@countycorp.com
Home Ownership Center of Greater Dayton
371 West Second St.
Dayton, OH 45402
937-853-1600
937-853-1601 (fax)
E-mail: bdeutscher@hocgd.org
Ohio Housing Finance Agency
1-888-362-6432
HOPE NOW (Project Lifeline)
1-888-995-HOPE
www.hopenow.com
NeighborWorks America
www.nw.org/network/foreclosure/default.asp
Homeownership Preservation Foundation
1-888-995-HOPE
www.995hope.org
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
www.hud.gov/foreclosure/index.cfm
The Federal Reserve
1-888-851-1920
www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/foreclosure/default.htm