Helping distressed homeowners save their properties from foreclosure lists is one of the goals of the community outreach program, launched by Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller to help underserved residents of the state.
In announcing his statewide Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), Zoeller said that since the time he was elected in 2008, one of his priorities has been to create an outreach system to allow community residents to avail of programs and services from his office.
The goal of the VISTA program is to establish a communication network among different areas in Indiana. Consumer protection division director and chief counsel Abigail Kuzma said that the program aims to reach more people who are in need of information and to help them identify and avoid unscrupulous people.
The office of the Attorney General described underserved people, which make up one-third of the total state population, as low-income, elderly, immigrant populations, mentally ill and physically disabled.
Aside from helping families protect their save from foreclosure lists, the outreach program will also provide consumer protection, patient neglect and abuse protection, identity theft protection and Medicaid fraud protection.
Pro-bono attorneys and local organizations are aggressively helping distressed homeowners save their properties from foreclosure lists. According to industry experts, there is an urgent need for foreclosure protection in the state even if current home sales study showed improvement in the housing market.
They said that the home sales increase could not be called recovery, adding that the market may have reached the bottom in some of its problems.
Experts said that the number of properties on foreclosure lists in the state has jumped significantly. They noted that Indiana ranked 13th among states in the country with high foreclosure rate per capita.
Distressed homeowners who are on the brink of losing their properties to foreclosure could find some breather from several programs offered by the office of the Attorney General to help them remain in their homes.
The state’s VISTA program has helped many at-risk residents negotiate with mortgage lenders who are willing to work with borrowers in finding ways to avoid foreclosure.
The VISTA program is handled by 13 volunteers who will work to link the office of the Attorney General with local nonprofit agencies, pro-bono lawyers and community organizations.
According to Zoeller, Indiana was a recipient of a federal grant to boost its service of helping distressed homeowners save their properties from foreclosure lists.
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