Last updated: May 2008

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Mortgage foreclosure is when your mortgage lender files a lawsuit against you to try to sell your home.  It happens when you do not make your loan or mortgage payments on your home.

About the Video Series

This video gives information on avoiding foreclosure, the foreclosure process, and foreclosure scams. For additional information, see the four videos linked to below:  

• What you can do to avoid foreclosure
• What happens after a foreclosure lawsuit is filed on your house
• What happens after your house is sold through foreclosure
• Information about mortgage foreclosure scams

Video Transcripts

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• Mortgage Foreclosure Overview: English Transcript
• Mortgage Foreclosure Overview: Korean Transcript

The mortgage foreclosure videos were funded by The Chicago Bar Foundation Young Professionals Board, and additional funding was provided by the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division from a grant by the American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education.

Spanish Version

Each of the videos in the mortgage foreclosure series along with its transcript have been translated into Spanish. To view the mortgage foreclosure video series in Spanish, please visit Opciones para evitar una ejecución hipotecaria.

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