Foreclosure forum and help May 12

Federal, state and local officials are teaming up next week to combat Weld County’s near record foreclosure rate with a forum and help for those trying to keep their homes.

Some officials estimate that Weld could see as many as 4,000 foreclosures this year, and that Colorado could see as many as 50,000.

With people all over northern Colorado struggling to make payments on their mortgages, officials decided now is the time to help people wade through their
options if they are in danger of losing their homes or if they already have.

The forum will bring representatives from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Housing Authority, Weld, Greeley, and Evans together with the Weld Foreclosure Coalition, the Colorado Division of Housing Foreclosure Task Force, the United Way, the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority and representatives from the offices of Allard and Rep. Marilyn Musgrave’s (R-Fort Morgan) to speak about foreclosures. Representatives from the Foreclosure Hotline will also help people with specific questions about their situations.

The forum is from 7-9 p.m. May 12 at the Greeley Recreation Center, 651 10th Ave.