Foreclosure Forum Information and Resources

On June 5th, 2009 more than 50 funders and service providers gathered to learn about the impact of the foreclosure crisis in Western North Carolina . The informative half-day event enabled attendees to make important connections and marks the beginning of a region-wide effort to understand and mitigate the effects of foreclosure on our region.

Listed below are links to downloads of the resources provided including the presentations made by the speakers and the research provided by the Center for Responsible Lending. Meeting notes are also available.

There is a small group that will convene to continue the discussion and report opportunities for action, joint efforts and further education. Please click here if you would like to receive meeting notices, future reports and communications.

Please share this important information with your boards, volunteers and others who might be interested in learning more or participating in this effort.

Downloadable Resources:

• Notes from Foreclosure Forum Conversation
• Participant List
• Presentations
• Presenter Bios
• Chris Estes, North Carolina Housing Coalition - Federal Foreclosure Programs
• Chris Kukla, Coalition for responsible Lending - WNC Funders Conference
• Coalition for Responsible Lending- Foreclosure Crisis Funder Brief

• Forum Handouts
• Subprime Lending in Western NC Counties by Race and Ethnicity
• Foreclosure Starts and Spillover Effects by County
• Race, Ethnicity 20 County Summary
• Seriously Delinquent and Foreclosure Patterns, WNC
• Seriously delinquent and Foreclosure Patterns , High Minority and low income zip codes
• Seriously Delinquent and Foreclosure Patterns, Native American Zip Codes

Links to Resource Partner Websites:

•  OnTrack Financial Education and Counseling www.ontrackwnc.org

•  Pisgah Legal Services www.pisgahlegal.org

•  Self-Help Credit Union www.self-help.org

•  NC Housing Coalition www.nchousing.org

•  NC Justice Center www.ncjustice.org

•  The Coalition for Responsible Lending www.responsiblelending.org

•  Cherokee Preservation Foundation www.cherokeepreservationfdn.org

•  Community Foundation of Henderson County www.cfhcforever.org

•  The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina www.cfwnc.org

•  United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County www.unitedwayabc.org

Presented by WNC Funders Collaborative, Advocacy Committee:

Cherokee Preservation Foundation

Community Foundation of Henderson County

The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina

United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County