The Home Ownership Center of Greater Cincinnati is sponsoring a FREE Foreclosure Prevention Phone-a-thon to help you if you are falling behind on your mortgage payments

Get Started. Call into the Phone-a-thon on June 4th to register for an educational clinic sponsored by the Home Ownership Center of Greater Cincinnati.

Get information about options that may be available to you if you are having trouble making your mortgage payments

Ohio residents may be eligible for up to $5,000 to help bring their mortgage payment current or as part of a workout plan. Find out more when you call in on June 4th.

When you call in, have this information available:

  • Who is your lender?
  • What is your loan number?

Don’t risk losing your home. If you are behind on your mortgage payments, make the call and get on the path to avoiding foreclosure.

Tune in to WLWT and WCET for more information on foreclosure prevention and throughout the day on June 4th, including a full half-hour broadcast on WCET beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Click here to view the news conference featuring Mayor Mark Mallory and other dignitaries from the Greater Cincinnati region as they lead the Kick Off for National Home Ownership Month.

Call:
1-877-7-Buzz-Us
(877-728-9987)
Date: June 4, 2008
Time: 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.


Foreclosure Prevention Clinics

The Ohio Rescue Program offered by The Home Ownership Center of Greater Cincinnati, Inc. (HOC) is designed to assist owner occupied households in need of:
  • A repayment plan
  • Loan modification
  • Refinance
  • Forbearance
  • Rescue funds
  • Deed-in-lieu
  • Short sale and more

As with any program, there are necessary requirements that you must meet in order to receive assistance.  The HOC will review those requirements at our orientation clinics and assist you in completing the required documents.

These clinics are provided as a way for you to receive technical assistance and support for an interaction with your lender.
Please call 877-7-BUZZ-US on June 4th between 6am and 8pm,
or e-mail us to reserve your spot. 

Click here for a checklist of items you must bring to the clinic so that we may assist you in saving your home


Clinics-Directions

The orientation clinics will be held Friday, June 20 from 9am-9pm and again on Saturday, June 21 from 9am-7pm at Xavier University (Carl J. Alter Hall). There will be signs identifying the location and free parking.

Traveling to Xavier going north or south on I-75
  • Take I-75 north/south to Norwood Rt. 562 (Exit #7) going east.
  • Take second exit, Rt. 42, Reading Road
  • Turn right off exit.
  • Turn left at the third light onto Victory Parkway .
  • Turn left at the third light onto Dana Avenue
  • Take a left at the stone-wall entrance onto University Drive .
Traveling to Xavier going north on I-71
  • Take I-71 north to Dana Avenue/Montgomery Road Exit #5.
  • Turn left onto Duck Creek Road
  • At the second stop light, turn left onto Dana Avenue
  • After the fourth stop light (at Ledgewood Dr . ), turn right at the second street, University Dr . , which is recognizable by a stone-wall entrance.
Traveling to Xavier going south on I-71
  • Take I-71 south to Dana Avenue Exit #5.
  • Turn right off the exit.
  • After the third stop light (at Ledgewood Dr . ) turn right at the second street, University D r. , which is recognizable by a stone-wall entrance.

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Clinics- Checklist

In order to assist you in saving your home, we will need you to provide certain documentation for our review.  Please bring a COPY of each of the following documents to the Foreclosure Prevention Clinic:
  • Provide proof of income:
    • 1 month most recent consecutive paystubs
    • 2006 and 2007 W-2’s
    • 2008 social security awards letter
    • 2008 retirement awards letter
    • 12 month printout of your 2008 child support statement
  • Provide most recent payment statement/history from your lender to include:
    • Balance owed and the amount of delinquency
    • Current mortgage payment
    • A written copy of any payment arrangement or workout plan you have already made with your lender
  • Provide last 2 months bank statements: (from checking, saving, 401-k, CD’s, IRS’s or other investment annuities)
  • Provide a copy of your most current homeowner’s insurance renewal statement to include: current policy date, total amount of coverage and the annual premium
  • Provide a copy of your most current tax bill – only if taxes are not included in your monthly payment.
  • If self-employed or commission, please provide the following:
    • Complete tax returns with all schedules for 2006 and 2007
    • 1099 income statement for 2006 and 2007
    • Year-To-Date profit and loss statement for 2008
In addition, you must complete the following two required documents and bring them to the clinic:


About Us

Who is The Home Ownership Center?
  • Mission : Strengthening communities through comprehensive home ownership strategies
  • Non-profit organization, serving the Cincinnati area since 1973
  • Member of the NeighborWorks® Network. NeighborWorks® America is a national nonprofit organization created and funded by Congress to provide financial support, technical assistance, and training for community-based revitalization efforts. The entire NeighborWorks® Network consists of over 240 organizations creating healthy communities.

Home Ownership Promotion Services

  • Homebuyer training classes to teach families about every aspect of the homebuyer process (pros and cons of home ownership, budgets, loan application, realtors, home inspection, home insurance and closing)
  • Financial Fitness Classes to teach families how to improve their credit, set up a budget and become financially literate
  • One-on-one counseling for home purchase
  • Credit repair assistance
  • Exclusive home purchase mortgage loans
  • Downpayment and closing costs assistance

Home Ownership Retention Services

  • Home improvement financing, including construction monitoring services
    • City of Cincinnati Rehab loan Program
    • Third Federal Rehab Loan Program
    • Over-The-Rhine Program
  • Home maintenance classes
  • Early delinquency counseling and foreclosure prevention help

Find Out more at www.hometoday.cc


Contact Us

Phone
Foreclosure Prevention Phone-a-Thon, June 4th 2008, 5am-8pm
877-7-BUZZ-US
The Home Ownership Center of Greater Cincinnati
513-961-2800

Mailing Address
The Home Ownership Center of Greater Cincinnati
2820 Vernon Place
Cincinnati , OH 45219

E-mail
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