Brown Reveals How Northwest Ohioans Will Be Affected By Deal Requiring Banks To Pay $8.5 Billion To Homeowners Hurt By Mortgage Crisis

TOLEDO, OH – January 18, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) revealed how Ohioans will be affected by this month’s deal requiring banks to pay $8.5 billion to homeowners who were hurt by the mortgage crisis. Brown was joined at Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) by Belinda Brooks, a Northwest Ohio homeowner whose home was in foreclosure because of errors made by her mortgage servicer. Kathy Broka, president and CEO of the Fair Housing Center, a Toledo homeowner advocacy and counseling organization, also attended today’s event.