Queens Widow Fights Off Lender's Attempt To Foreclose Predatory Loan With Help From ACORN "Home Defender" Campaign

Writer and producer Joseph Huff-Hannon reports:

• The community organization ACORN launched its nation-wide "Home Defender" Campaign on February 19 with a series of actions across the country. In New York the campaign was kicked-off with a rally at the house of Myrna Millington of Laurelton, Queens. Millington, a 74-year-old retiree and widow, currently faces eviction from her home of 38 years after falling victim to predatory lending. The property went into foreclosure in September 2008, but ACORN has thus far been able to stay the auction.

For more, including a video of the rally at Ms. Millington's home, see Home Defense 101: Home defenders save homes from foreclosure.