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Released: January 10, 2013
Maryland disburses foreclosure funds for legal aid
Source: Steve Kilar, Baltimore Sun (Free Registration)
Attorney General Douglas D. Gansler and officials from the Department of Housing and Community Development on Thursday awarded $6.2 million from the national mortgage settlement to nine legal aid groups in order to expand the availability of low-cost and pro bono legal services to Maryland homeowners facing foreclosure.
The state will continue to contribute about $1 million per year over the next three years, the time frame for the distribution of the settlement funds, she said. The state estimates more than 12,500 homeowners will be assisted by the roughly $9 million in total funds over the three-year period.
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