Homeowners Need Help in Housing Crisis

Since the beginning of this housing crisis, I have been encouraging Floridians to work with their lenders to try avoiding foreclosure so they can stay in their homes. Many responsible Florida homeowners have made every effort to contact their banks to refinance their mortgages or modify their home loans.

At the Housing Crisis forums I have been hosting throughout the state, homeowners have been providing me with first-hand accounts of the extremely frustrating experiences they have had at the hands of their banks and the gross lack of customer service available. Last Saturday in Broward County, a man told me how his bank had deliberately shamed him because he was asking for help.

I am outraged that the very same banks that eagerly put homeowners into loans may be making it difficult for the now-desperate homeowners to receive assistance. The banks were part of the problem that led to this crisis, and they should be first in line to help with a solution.