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Foreclosure

• Agencies & Organizations
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • WI Foreclosure Resource (WHEDA)
    Offers toll-free hotline and area resources for counseling, refinancing, etc.
  • WI Foreclosure Mediation Network

• Consumer Tips for Avoiding Foreclosure Rescue Scams (OCC)
• Foreclosure Rescue Scams (Federal Trade Commission)
• Foreclosure Survival Guide (Nolo)
• Guide to Avoiding Foreclosure (HUD)
• Home Foreclosure and Debt Cancellation (IRS)
• Mortgage Foreclosure Resources (Federal Reserve Board)
• Responding to a Foreclosure Lawsuit (Dane Co Housing Authority)
• Tap the Power: Foreclosure Resources (WI Legislative Reference Bureau)
• Complaints
  • Mortgage Complaint (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
• Forms
  • Foreclosure Mediation Program Form (Dane Co Clerk of Court)
  • Responding to a Foreclosure Lawsuit (Dane Co Housing Authority)
  • Foreclosure Forms & Guides from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
• Mortgage Servicing Settlement
  • State / Federal Mortgage Servicing Settlement (WI Dept. of Justice)
• Sale Notices
  • Dane Co: Posting Locations of Foreclosure Lists
  • Foreclosure Forms & Guides from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
• Tenants
  • Foreclosure in Rental Units (Tenant Resource Center)
  • Renters in Foreclosure: What Are Their Rights? (Nolo.com)
  • Tenant Sourcebook (Legal Action of Wisconsin)
    Includes information on renting and foreclosure
• WI Communities
  • Dane Co
    • Are You Having Trouble Paying Your Mortgage? (Dane County Housing Authority)
    • Foreclosure Mediation Program
      • Foreclosure Mediation Program Form
      • Rule 118: Alternative Dispute Resolution
    • Foreclosure Prevention Task Force
      Manages the Foreclosure Answer Clinic
    • Posting Locations of Foreclosure Lists

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: ch. 779 "Liens"
• WI Statutes: ch. 846 "Real Estate Foreclosure"
• State Foreclosure Laws (Nat'l Consumer Law Center)

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County Resources

Recommended links from our County Resources database:

• Legal Assistance

  • Foreclosure Prevention Task Force and Foreclosure Answer Clinic
  • Take Root Milwaukee: Foreclosure Prevention

• Court Forms

  • Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Foreclosure Complaint (Pro Se) (Milwaukee Clerk of Court)
  • Notice of Foreclosure Sale (Clark Sheriff Department)

• Guides

  • Foreclosure (Milwaukee Justice Center (MJC))

Last Updated: March 26, 2013 | Up to Top