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  In Illinois, lenders seeking to foreclose on a home must get approval through a court process that is designed to ensure that homeowner rights to their shelter and most valuable asset are protected. In some states, foreclosure is...

“These new tools will allow housing counseling agencies to help more homeowners work to avoid foreclosure and empower local governments to attack blight and abandonment that hold communities back from recovery,” said Dory Rand, president of Woodstock Institute. “These...

• Provide at least $28 million a year in grants to local governments to help address vacant property challenges;   • Provide at least $13 million a year for housing counseling that will help thousands of struggling homeowners to...