Foreclosure Series: Attorney General Marc Dann Interview

Thursday, December 28, 2006 Download  RSS  Short URL  Share

The Cuyahoga County Clerk's office says by the end of 2006, there will be nearly 11,500 foreclosure filings - most from people who have lost their homes because they can't keep up with their mortgage payments. It's a statewide problem, and experts say part of the blame goes to predatory lenders - that small subset of lenders who trick people into fraudulent loan deals. ideastream's Mhari Saito spoke with incoming Attorney General Marc Dann, who says he plans to make cracking down on predatory lenders one of his top priorities.

For more information regarding foreclosure:
Foreclosure Webliography

Additional Information

CSU's Center for Civic Education:
Responding to Foreclosures in Cuyahoga County: An Assessment of Progress (PDF)