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.

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

Click on the title below to view and print a transcript of this video:

Mortgage Foreclosure Overview 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.

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