Released: October 06, 2009

Lawyers scarce for poor facing foreclosure

Source: Brad Heath, USA Today

The nation’s foreclosure crisis has swamped lawyers for the poor, leaving thousands of low-income homeowners across the country without legal assistance that could save their homes.

Legal offices providing help to the poor are turning away many who have been hit hard by the economy, according to lawyers in cities across the country who were interviewed by USA TODAY.

A study to be released today by the Brennan Center for Justice found that many people now face complicated foreclosure proceedings with “no opportunity to obtain help from a lawyer.

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