Mortgage Relief Project

Maine Foreclosure Help

Welcome to the Maine Foreclosure Help page. On this page, you will find direct access to foreclosure defense attorneys and non-profit organizations offering foreclosure prevention services. You will also find general information about the Maine Foreclosure Process. If you are looking for assistance with a troubled mortgage or foreclosure, you have come to the right place! You can also just call us at (888) 718-0986!

Maine Foreclosure Help – Foreclosure Attorneys

Once you have received a Notice of Default (NOD), Notice of Filed Foreclosure, or Notice of Foreclosure Sale/Auction, you need a foreclosure defense attorney or foreclosure litigation attorney to effectively defend your rights and interests. If you have received one of these notices, contact us today!

Maine Foreclosure Help – Foreclosure Defense Attorneys

We support foreclosure defense attorneys that can answer complaints, and file counter-claims and motions. They can also represent you at hearings, mediation, and during the entire negotiation process. A foreclosure defense attorney will fight to defend your rights, and achieve the best possible outcome in loan modification and other foreclosure alternatives.

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► ► Complete the Foreclosure Defense Attorney Evaluation! ◄ ◄

Maine Foreclosure Help – Foreclosure Litigation Attorneys

In recent years, legislators have passed consumer protection laws for homeowners. These laws give rights to homeowners and call for statutory damages for violations. Accordingly, many homeowners are now hiring foreclosure litigation attorneys to sue their lenders. This aggressive legal tactic can to stop the foreclosure process, resolve a troubled mortgage, and even obtain corrective and monetary relief.

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► ► Take The Lender Litigation Test! ◄ ◄

IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ: If you no longer occupy or legally control a property, but seek monetary and corrective damages for wrongful foreclosure and related legal issues, please visit the Wrongful Foreclosure Damages page to learn about available legal services.

Maine Foreclosure Help – HUD Approved Agencies

HUD Approved Foreclosure Avoidance Counseling Agencies Located in Maine

Foreclosure prevention counseling services are provided free of charge by nonprofit housing counseling agencies working in partnership with the Federal Government. These agencies are funded, in part, by HUD and NeighborWorks® America. There is no need to pay a private company for these services. Organizations are listed in alphabetical order, by city.

In many cases, these organizations will end up recommending that you retain an attorney. The fact is that an experienced foreclosure attorney is in the best position to represent you in mortgage negotiations and foreclosure proceedings. In fact, THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) PROHIBITS ANY “NON-ATTORNEY” FROM NEGOTIATING MORTGAGE DEBT ON BEHALF OF A DISTRESSED HOMEOWNER. In some instances, negotiating yourself or through a non-attorney third party can even be detrimental to you. Before you do anything else, we recommend a FREE ATTORNEY CONSULTATION or completing our FORECLOSURE DEFENSE ATTORNEY EVALUATION.

Maine Foreclosure Help – National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NFMC) grantees through NeighborWorks® America, located in Maine

Maine Foreclosure Help – HUD Approved Foreclosure Avoidance Counseling Agencies in Maine

This list includes only HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies offering “Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling”services, and are considered “Foreclosure Avoidance Counseling” agencies. Organizations are listed in alphabetical order, by city.

For the most current list of HUD Approved Foreclosure Avoidance Counseling Agencies in Maine, please visit the HUD website.

Maine Foreclosure Help – Maine Foreclosure Process

Security Instrument(s): Mortgage.

Foreclosure Type(s): Judicial.

Judicial Foreclosure: A foreclosure process in which the lender must file a lawsuit against the borrower to obtain a court order to foreclose on a Mortgage document.

Initial Public Notice: Complaint.

Estimated Foreclosure Process Period: 240+ days.

First Notice to Sale Time Period: 30+ days.

Redemption Period?: Yes, 90 days.

Deficiency Balance?: Yes.

* * *This information represents MRP’s current understanding of the Maine foreclosure process. For the most detailed and up to date information, you should contact your local county government.* * *