* Homeowner Information
 * Contacting your lender
 -  Contact your lender
 -  Information to have ready
 -  What to do throughout the process
 * Help for homeowners
 -  HUD Certified Housing Counseling Agencies
 -  10 Tips for avoiding foreclosure
 -  Alternatives to foreclosure
 -  Legal resources
 -  Rescue scams
 -  Rebuilding your credit
 * Process and terminology
 -  How foreclosure works
 -  Foreclosure timeline
 -  Foreclosure terminology
 * Rescue scams
 -  How to avoid foreclosure scams
 -  Types of foreclosure rescue scams
 -  Credit repair scams
 * Questions and answers
 -  Typical foreclosure related questions
* Neighborhood Impact
* Housing Assistance
* Additional Resources

Additional Foreclosure Resources

* The HOPE NOW Homeowner’s Hotline is administered by the Homeownership Preservation Foundation, an independent nonprofit that provides HUD-approved counselors dedicated to helping homeowners.

995hope.org
888.995.HOPE (4673)
* Arizona Hotline (dedicated 24 hours, seven days a week, toll free help line to reach a local Arizona foreclosure Counselor).

1.877.448.1211
* The US Department of Housing and Urban Development provides tips and steps to avoid foreclosure and to resolve mortgage difficulties.

hud.gov
800.CALL.FHA (225.5342)
* The Arizona Department of Housing provides referrals to homeownership counselors.

housingaz.com
602.771.1000
*
Arizona Department of Financial Institutions
If you think you are a victim of a foreclosure rescue scam, you should fill out and sign a formal written complaint with the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions (DFI).

azdfi.gov
602.255.4421
Toll-free: 800.544.0708
* The "Lawyers Helping Homeowners" program calls upon volunteer lawyers to assist homeowners in working with their lenders to find appropriate financial arrangements to avoid foreclosure. This initiative is coordinated by the State Bar of Arizona, the Arizona Foundation for Law Related Education, and the Arizona Supreme Court.

azlawhelp.org
* Consumer fraud, as defined by Arizona law, is any deception, false statement, false pretense, false promise or misrepresentation made by a seller or advertiser of merchandise. If you believe you have been the victim of consumer fraud, may file a complaint with the Attorney General's Office.


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