Rep. Miller to host Foreclosure Event in Contra Costa County

Rep. George Miller, with Rep. Ellen Tauscher and Rep. Jerry McNerney, will be hosting a Congressional Foreclosure Prevention Workshop in Concord on Saturday, June 14th from 10am to 4pm.

The purpose of the free event is to provide immediate assistance to families facing foreclosure or who are concerned about their current housing and financial situation.

The workshop will consist of panel discussions, resource tables and loan counseling services. Representatives from housing counseling agencies will be available to provide advice to families.

For more information, please call (925) 602-1880.

Schedule of events:
10:15 AM
Welcome from Reps. Miller, Tauscher & McNerney

10:30 AM
Con’s & Scams: Don’t Get Taken! -- Ken McCormack, Contra Costa DA
Illegal Loans and Legal Options -- Noah Zinner, Bay Area Legal Aid
Foreclosure Options -- Lynette Gibson- McElhaney, Richmond NHS

11:30 AM
Qualifying for Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Loans -- Nancy Florez, HUD
Tax Implications for a Short Sale and Foreclosure -- Patrick Brown, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

1:00 PM
Post-Foreclosure Credit Counseling -- Consumer Credit Counseling Services of SF (CCCS)
Randy Bupp, Bankruptcy Attorney -- Chapt 11 and Chapt 13

2:00 PM
Short Sale: What it is and what to expect -- Katrina Vizinau, CHDC
Eviction Process: Your Rights & Responsibilities -- Noah Zinner, Bay Area Legal Aid

Counseling Services:
Pacific Community Services – 2 Counselors
Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services – 4 Counselors
CHDC– 5 Counselors (2 of the 5 are bilingual)
Housing Rights – 1 Counselor
Vallejo Neighborhood Housing Services – 1 (bilingual)
ACORN Housing - 3

Resource Tables:
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Catholic Charities of the East Bay
Contra Costa Crisis Center
Bay Area Legal Aid
Contra Costa Housing Authority
Constituent Services-- Tauscher
Constituent Services-- Miller
Constituent Services-- McNerney
Contra Costa County Bar Association
California Mortgage Association
Veterans Administration (for Home loan Information)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Contra Costa Workforce Services
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the East Bay

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Rep. Miller to host Foreclosure Event in Contra Costa County

Rep. George Miller, with Rep. Ellen Tauscher and Rep. Jerry McNerney, will be hosting a Congressional Foreclosure Prevention Workshop in Concord on Saturday, June 14th from 10am to 4pm. The purpose of the free event is to provide immediate assistance to families facing foreclosure or who are concerned about their current housing and financial situation. The workshop will consist of panel discussions, resource tables and loan counseling services. Representatives from housing counseling agencies will be available to provide advice to families. For more information, please call (925) 602-1880. Schedule of events: 10:15 AM Welcome from Reps. Miller, Tauscher & McNerney 10:30 AM Con’s & Scams: Don’t Get Taken! -- Ken McCormack, Contra Costa DA Illegal Loans and Legal Options -- Noah Zinner, Bay Area Legal Aid Foreclosure Options -- Lynette Gibson- McElhaney, Richmond NHS 11:30 AM Qualifying for Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Loans -- Nancy Florez, HUD Tax Implications for a Short Sale and Foreclosure -- Patrick Brown, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1:00 PM Post-Foreclosure Credit Counseling -- Consumer Credit Counseling Services of SF (CCCS) Randy Bupp, Bankruptcy Attorney -- Chapt 11 and Chapt 13 2:00 PM Short Sale: What it is and what to expect -- Katrina Vizinau, CHDC Eviction Process: Your Rights & Responsibilities -- Noah Zinner, Bay Area Legal Aid Counseling Services: Pacific Community Services – 2 Counselors Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services – 4 Counselors CHDC– 5 Counselors (2 of the 5 are bilingual) Housing Rights – 1 Counselor Vallejo Neighborhood Housing Services – 1 (bilingual) ACORN Housing - 3 Resource Tables: Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Catholic Charities of the East Bay Contra Costa Crisis Center Bay Area Legal Aid Contra Costa Housing Authority Constituent Services-- Tauscher Constituent Services-- Miller Constituent Services-- McNerney Contra Costa County Bar Association California Mortgage Association Veterans Administration (for Home loan Information) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Contra Costa Workforce Services Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the East Bay

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