Foreclosure Resources: Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection

New Foreclosure Prevention Hotline

The State of Maine is working with non-profit groups to develop a program to help reduce foreclosure and assist homeowners struggling to make their mortgage payments. We can connect you with a housing counselor to talk about your situation and to help you work with your mortgage company if you are at risk of foreclosure. Call our bureau's Foreclosure Prevention Hotline at 1-888-664-2569 for access to free advice and assistance.

What is Foreclosure?

Beware of Foreclosure Rescue Scams

Maine Consumer Resources

Sample Loan Modification Request
The Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection has put together a sample letter to help consumers that may want to request a loan modification. The letter is located here: SampleLoanModRequest.rtf

Network of Housing Counselors Providing Foreclosure Counseling

Counseling Agency and Service Area	Contact Person	Phone and Email Address
Aroostook Community Action Program Aroostook County	Jeff Heron	764-3721 Jheron@acap-me.org
MaineStream Finance Penobscot, Piscataquis, Knox, and Waldo Counties	Dana Ward	973-3555 dward@penquis.org
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program Kennebec and Somerset Counties	Rachel Corey	859-1550 rachelco@kvcap.org
Coastal Enterprises, Inc. Statewide	Diane Sherman	882-7552 ext. 126 dianes@ceimaine.org
Community Concepts, Inc. Androscoggin and Oxford Counties	Linda Lajoie Bitsy Holt Audrey Chapman	1-866-221-4383 llajoie@community-concepts.org bholt@community-concepts.org achapman@community-concepts.org
People’s Regional Opportunity Program Cumberland County	Maurice Geoffroy	874-1140 MEG@propeople.org
York County Community Action York County	Chris Laroche Jennifer Gordon	324-5762 ext. 2960 chrisl@yccac.org 324-5762 ext. 2959 jenniferg@yccac.org
Washington-Hancock Community Action Program Washington and Hancock Counties	Mary Boylan	207 546-7544 x 3320 mboylan@whcacap.org
Consumer Credit Counseling Services (CCCS) of Maine Statewide	Justin Dobson	1-800-439-CCCS (2227) www.cccsme.org or Justin.Dobson@moneymanagement.org

Legal Resource Organizations
Pine Tree Legal Assistance	Chet Randall Jill Hunter Necia Chaparin	Portland: 774-8211 Bangor:942-8241 Lewiston: 784-1558 Presque Isle: 764-4349 Augusta: 622-4731 Machias: 255-8656
Legal Services for the Elderly	Jaye Martin	jmartin@mainelse.org

Foreclosure Prevention Workshop Saturday May 9, 2009 (PDF)