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Foreclosure Prevention Program Expands In Oregon

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David Shankbone

Seven years after the first signs of the Great Recession, we're still talking about people in trouble with their mortgages. 

And we're still talking about programs to help those homeowners. 

The Oregon Housing and Community Services Department (OHCS) is expanding a program to help underwater mortgagees keep their homes. The program was available only in the Portland metro area until recently.  We get the details from Neighbor Works Umpquaon how the program works, and who is eligible to make use of it. 
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.