Thank you to our partners at Senior Law Project, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates, and the Vossler Law Firm for their collaboration on this webinar.
For older adults, homeownership represents economic security, a chance to build generational wealth, and an opportunity to age in place in familiar surroundings. Unfortunately, older adults are too often the targets of predatory mortgage products, scams, equity-stripping devices, and wrongful foreclosure actions.
This webinar, Protecting Older Homeowners from Wrongful Foreclosure and Predatory Lending Scams, discusses how to spot mortgage-related problems and how advocates can guide their clients to resources and legal remedies.
Presenters discuss:
- How to identify core elements of predatory mortgage loans and other products targeting home equity;
- Reverse mortgages, including how homeowners can prevent and defend against foreclosure; and
- How and why older homeowners are victimized by these products and mortgage-related scams.
Who Should View:
Legal Services; Elder, consumer, and housing attorneys and advocates; Housing counselors; and Aging services providers
Presenters:
- Lisa Battista, Esq., Director, Central Valley Older Adults Foreclosure Prevention Program, Senior Law Project
- Kathleen Thaete, Staff Attorney, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA)
- Sil Vossler, Esq., The Vossler Law Firm
- Patti Prunhuber, Director, Housing Advocacy, Justice in Aging
Moderator:
Shawna Reeves, MSW, Special Projects Consultant, Legal Assistance for Seniors
