Press Release: Baltimore HUD Homes warns of new mortgage relief scams

Some Baltimore homeowners worried to consider out whether the new mortgage relief plan can aid them have fallen prey to con artists.

Please contact the Baltimore, Maryland field office for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), if any third parties have promised you: they save your home from foreclosure and administer the new mortgage relief for an upfront fee.

Carlos Sagastume Gordillo said with the online website Baltimorehudhomes.com “There are HUD-approved counseling agencies that offer free assistance, and that’s where homeowners should turn”

100,000 Maryland homeowners will face foreclosure
A record number of Maryland homeowners will face foreclosure this year, according to the latest article from the Mortgage Bankers Association. More than 100,000 homeowners, or 11.1% of Maryland state, have missed mortgage payments or defaulted on their mortgage. “Employment is the problem,” said Jay Brinkmann, chief economist for the MBA. “It’s not a matter with changes in payment reorganization or payment resets.” Baltimore Sun….

Baltimore HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies

ACORN HOUSING, BALTIMORE, MD
P: 410-243-9790
F: 410-243-9794
E: llee@acornhousing.org
W: acornhousing.org
16 W. 25th Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Counseling
Homebuyer Education Programs
Loss Mitigation
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
Postpurchase Counseling
Predatory Lending
Prepurchase Counseling

BELAIR – EDISON NEIGHBORHOODS, INC.
P: 410-485-8422
F: 410-485-8422
W: n/a 3412 Belair Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21213
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Counseling
Homebuyer Education Programs
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
Postpurchase Counseling
Prepurchase Counseling

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE NETWORK
P: 410-285-4674
F: 410-288-1740
E: pjohnson@canconnects.org
W: canconnects.org
7701 Dunmanway
Baltimore, Maryland 21222-5437
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Counseling
Loss Mitigation
Money Debt Management
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
Renters Assistance
Services for Homeless

DRUID HEIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP.
P: 410-523-1350-10
F: 410-523-1374
E: klittle@druidheights.com
W:druidheights.com
2140 McCulloh Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21217-3529
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Counseling
Homebuyer Education Programs
Loss Mitigation
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
Prepurchase Counseling
Renters Assistance

GARWYN OAKS
P: 410-947-0084
F: 410-947-0087
E: mg.garwynoaks@verizon.net
W: n/a 2300 Garrison Blvd.
Suite 211
Baltimore, Maryland 21216
Homebuyer Education Programs
Loss Mitigation
Postpurchase Counseling
Prepurchase Counseling

GREATER BALTIMORE URBAN LEAGUE
P: 410-523-8150-247
F: 410-523-4022
E: msmith427@yahoo.com
W: bul.org
512 Orchard St
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1947
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Counseling
Homebuyer Education Programs
Marketing and Outreach Initiatives
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
Postpurchase Counseling
Predatory Lending
Prepurchase Counseling
Renters Assistance

HARBEL HOUSING PARTNERSHIP ( A DIVISION OF HARBEL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, INC.)
P: 410-444-9152
F: 410-444-9181
E: harbelhousing@gmail.com
W:harbel.org
5807 Harford Rd.
Baltimore, Maryland 21214
Homebuyer Education Programs
Prepurchase Counseling

NACA (NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA) BALTIMORE, MD
P: 410-783-0465
T: 888-297-5568
E: akhalil@naca.com
W: naca.com
1 East Mount Royal Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Fair Housing Assistance
Homebuyer Education Programs
Loss Mitigation
Money Debt Management
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
Postpurchase Counseling
Predatory Lending
Prepurchase Counseling

NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF BALTIMORE,
P: 410-327-1200
F: 410-675-1855
E: mmckiver@nhsbaltimore.com
W: nhsbaltimore.org
819 Park Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Homebuyer Education Programs
Loss Mitigation
Marketing and Outreach Initiatives
Money Debt Management
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
Postpurchase Counseling
Predatory Lending
Prepurchase Counseling

ST. AMBROSE HOUSING AID CENTER, INC.
P: 410-366-8550-201
F: 410-366-8795
E: cathyp@stambros.org
W: stambros.org
321 East 25th Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218-5303
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Counseling
Homebuyer Education Programs
Loss Mitigation
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
Postpurchase Counseling
Predatory Lending
Prepurchase Counseling
Renters Assistance

Carlos Sagastume
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