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HEMAP Emergency Mortgage Assistance is Back

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From PathWays PA (http://www.pathwayspa.org): Applications for the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) are now being accepted. The HEMAP program is officially back in business as of last week! Thanks to the efforts of many advocates and homeowners HEMAP has been … Continue reading →

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A Victory for Struggling Homeowners–Say Thank You!

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From PathWays PA (http://www.pathwayspa.org): The Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Program (HEMAP) was credited with saving up to 47,000 homeowners from foreclosure over more than 27 years in existence. But as a result of budget cuts last year, the program ended July … Continue reading →

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Tell Your HEMAP Story

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/):   EHLP* is done. HEMAP* is gone. What do homeowners do now?   CONTACT YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS!   The single most effective way to communicate the need for HEMAP is for homeowners to tell their … Continue reading →

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Help Bring HEMAP Funding Back and Save Pennsylvanians from Foreclosure

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From PathWays PA (http://www.pathwayspa.org):   The Homeowner’s Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) has been helping Pennsylvanians protect their homes since 1983 by providing emergency loans to those facing foreclosure due to circumstances beyond their control, such as job loss.   … Continue reading →

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Support Reinstatement of HEMAP Emergency Mortgage Assistance

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/):   As you make plans to celebrate workers on Labor Day, please remember those who have lost their jobs and now struggle to keep their homes. The Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) is … Continue reading →

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Take Action to Save HEMAP—Emergency Mortgage Assistance

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Pennsylvania Save Our Homes Coalition (http://pasaveourhomes.org/):   The Pennsylvania Save Our Homes Coalition is urging Pennsylvania legislators and the Governor to restore funding for the Homeowner’s Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP).   HEMAP was closed as of July … Continue reading →

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Passage of the Wall Street Reform Act Brings Housing Dollars to PA

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org):   On July 15 Congress passed the much-debated financial reform legislation, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4173). The Act, which President Obama signed on July 21, includes a number of … Continue reading →

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Support Emergency Mortgage Assistance (HEMAP) Funding for Pennsylvania

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/):   President Obama announced on Friday (February 19) a federal mortgage foreclosure program modeled on PA’s successful HEMAP (Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program). As you know, many of us have been working to … Continue reading →

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