State Senator Mark Leno of San Francisco invited CRLA staff and a client to provide written comments and testify on a bill that could change how a mortgage loan servicer communicates with the spouse and children of a deceased homeowner in order to avoid unnecessary foreclosure.
Staff from CRLA’s Foreclosure Intervention Center (funded by the California State Bar) provided information on the impact that current practices have on the rural poor, particularly women and limited English speaking clients. Our client spoke about her harrowing experience when her spouse passed away and she almost lost their home, before CRLA helped her.