Central Florida Woman Loses Home To Foreclosure Despite Paying Thousand$ For Loan Modification

In Orlando, Florida, WFTV Channel 9 reports:

• An Orlando woman hired a foreclosure rescue service. She not only lost thousands of dollars, she's also losing her home. "I'm scared every day every minute," said Michelle Campbell. The bank has already foreclosed on her home in west Orlando--so she faces eviction any day. Michelle says her daughter's sudden death from a rare seizure -- left her scrambling to make mortgage payments. That's when the realtor she hoped could sell her house ---- instead told her to hire a foreclosure rescue company.

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• Michelle says he recommended U.S. Loss Mitigation and the American Housing Authority. Both out-of-state firms promised to negotiate with her bank to lower the payments and save her house ... But first she had to pay the rescue companies 3 thousand dollars up front.(1) According to Michelle, both failed to even contact her lender---her home was sold by the bank last month.

For more, see Woman Loses Home After Paying Thousands To Home Rescue Companies.

(1) Upfront fees for these services is now against Florida law. See Florida AG Shuts Down Tampa-Area Foreclosure Rescue Operator; Accused Of Taking Upfront Fees In Violation Of New Law.