Immediate Release
July 10, 2009
Batavia, Ohio. The Clermont County Save Our Homes Task Force now has a Web site available for citizens needing foreclosure prevention information. The site, www.ClermontSaveOurHomes.org has contact information for numerous services and agencies that can help homeowners develop strategies to remain in their home. The site also includes links to video programs about various types of assistance available, including the Clermont Common Pleas Court Foreclosure Mediation Program that was launched last year.
“The Clermont Save Our Homes Task Force is a coalition of government leaders and private sector partners that began meeting earlier this year to provide help to the increasing number of foreclosures being filed in the county,” said Clermont County Treasurer J. Robert True. Last year, 1,288 foreclosures were filed in Clermont County.
The Web site provides answers to frequently asked questions about foreclosure, including: what happens if you miss or get behind in mortgage payments, what to do if you get a foreclosure notice, and what to do if you think you have been a victim of a refinancing scam or predatory lender.
A brochure, available to download on the new Web site, is also being placed in Clermont County libraries, government buildings, township and civic centers, and in senior and veterans’ centers. “We encourage you to check out the site or pick up a brochure for yourself, a friend, relative, or neighbor,” said True. “Taking action when you first start falling behind in payments, can mean the difference in staying in your home or losing it.”
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For additional information about this or other county news, contact Clermont County Communications Director Kathryn Lehr at (513) 732-7597 or by e-mail, klehr@co.clermont.oh.us.