Foreclosure Prevention Workshops

A Foreclosure Prevention Workshop will be 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the R.H. Stafford Library, Rooms A and B in Woodbury, at 8595 Central Park Place.

The Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) and the Minnesota Home Ownership Association, in partnership with the library, will present information on how to handle foreclosure situations. The workshop is for anyone who wants to ask questions and get advice from trained foreclosure prevention counselors.

Anyone who is behind on a mortgage, anyone who is worried about keeping up with mortgage payments, and anyone who wants to know more about the foreclosure process may attend. Those who are worried about foreclosure should seek help immediately. Waiting may limit the options.

The workshops are open houses – no pre-registration is required. The workshop will include a 45-minute presentation summarizing the foreclosure process. Participants will also have an opportunity to meet one-on-one with a foreclosure prevention counselor. It will help the counselor to respond to any concerns if participants bring the following: 1) any communication received from a lender or loan servicer; 2) proof of income (e.g., recent pay stub); and 3) a copy of a mortgage statement.

“The value in speaking to a county foreclosure prevention counselor is identifying options,” said Barbara Dacy, executive director of the HRA.

The next workshop will be 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Oakdale Library, 1010 Heron Ave. N., Oakdale.

For more information or to speak with a foreclosure prevention counselor immediately, call the Washington County HRA’s foreclosure intake line at 651-458-0936 ext. 542 or see www.wchra.com. 

For more information about the Washington County Library, see www.co.washington.mn.us/info_for_residents/library/ or call 651-275-8500.