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About MAAPL

The Mass. Alliance Against Predatory Lending (MAAPL) is a coalition of over 60 housing counseling agencies, legal services groups, social service agencies, and community-based social action groups that have joined together to address the foreclosure crisis in Massachusetts. MAAPL collects and distributes timely information on the foreclosure crisis and its effects to the public and to its member groups, drafts and supports legislation that provides important protections to homeowners and tenants facing foreclosure and eviction, documents the impact of the foreclosure crisis on local communities, networks with related organizations throughout the Commonwealth, and provides tools and information to help people navigate the legal system and advocate on their own behalf more effectively when challenging a foreclosure or eviction in court

MAAPL Press Conference Friday, 12/23/16

Comunicado de Prensa en Español (PDF) Please join us for a press conference on Friday, December 23rd, where homeowners will speak out about the need to record documents at their Registry of Deeds to preserve their 20 years to challenge … Continue reading

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Donate NOW so we can take our case to Emergency Court!

MAAPL’s Emergency Court challenge to Chapter 141 of the Acts of 2015 (also known as S2015) is ready to go to trial. We have a good chance of stopping this terrible law, but we need your help to make it … Continue reading

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Tuesday, Dec. 20th Anti-Foreclosure Clinic in Athol, MA

Athol Anti-Foreclosure Clinic Tues. Dec. 20 5:30-7:30 pm Athol Public Library, 568 Main Street, Athol, MA To RSVP or for more information, email us at maaplinfo@yahoo.com or call 508-630-1686. Download and share the flyer for this clinic (PDF) Did you … Continue reading

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Monday, Dec. 19th Anti-Foreclosure Clinic in Greenfield, MA

Greenfield Anti-Foreclosure Clinic Mon. Dec. 19 2pm-5pm Rep. Paul Mark’s office, Greenfield Community College, 270 Main Street, Greenfield, MA To RSVP or for more information, email us at maaplinfo@yahoo.com or call 508-630-1686. Download and share the flyer for this clinic … Continue reading

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Sunday Dec. 18th Anti-Foreclosure Clinic in Pittsfield, MA

Pittsfield Anti-Foreclosure Clinic! Sun. Dec. 18 3pm-5pm 2nd Congregational Church 50 Onota St., Pittsfield, MA To RSVP or for more information, email us at maaplinfo@yahoo.com or call 508-630-1686. Download and share the flyer for this clinic (PDF) Did you know— … Continue reading

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MAAPL Hosts Free December Foreclosure Defense Clinics

NOTE: More clinics are planned throughout December—please check this post frequently for additional clinic dates and locations! The Mass. Alliance Against Predatory Lending (MAAPL) is hosting a series of free legal clinics across Massachusetts in December for homeowners who were … Continue reading

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Grace Ross Speaks at Community Change, Inc. on 12/7/16

Fall Brown Bag Discussion: “Racism – Engine of the Foreclosure Crisis” Wednesday, December 7, 2016 from Noon – 1:30 pm Community Change, Inc. office 14 Beacon Street, Fourth floor, Boston, MA What would be different if people had equal rights … Continue reading

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URGENT: Help Us Reach 70K+ Foreclosed Homeowners!

We have 30 days to reach as many of the 70,000+ folks who were foreclosed in the last 20 years up to 2014, who must file something at the Registry of Deeds by December 31, 2016. The 120 violations of … Continue reading

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Free Foreclosure Defense Clinic on Sunday, Nov. 20th

Mira traduccion abajo… Ever had a foreclosure on your home in Massachusetts? You have 20 years to fight, and you have an opportunity this Sunday to preserve those 20 years! Learn the new developments in winning your home back (or … Continue reading

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Northeastern U Law Students Host MAAPL Training on 10/28/16

Free Training to Help MA Homeowners Fight Their Foreclosure—Law Students from All Schools Invited! Northeastern Law Students invite you to a training with Grace Ross, Coordinator of the Mass. Alliance Against Predatory Lending (MAAPL), to learn how to help homeowners … Continue reading

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