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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

Action Alert: Call Governor Patrick Now!

Call Governor Patrick Now: Dangerous Foreclosure Bill Removes Rights Provisions – He Must Act! Please call the Governor today through Monday, July 30th! The Foreclosure Bill as passed has almost none of the changes MAAPL and its members have fought … Continue reading

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Press Release: 11th Hour Provision Sells Out Victims of Illegal Foreclosure

MAAPL: 11th Hour Provision Sells Out Victims of Illegal Foreclosure Last-minute addition to ‘compromise bill’ bars homeowners from reclaiming homes illegally-seized and sold to investors or other third parties. BEACON HILL – An 11th hour addition to the so-called “compromise” … Continue reading

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Action Alert: Join Us Tomorrow on the State House Steps!

Imagine… No more foreclosures, vacancies, lost homes, destroyed neighborhoods or plummeting property values. Instead… Your lender’s authorized representative must negotiate with you in person; They have to come to the negotiating table and bring all your papers; And they must … Continue reading

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Urgent Action – 6/24/2012

Both the Massachusetts Senate and House have passed versions of the Foreclosure Bill (H.4087/S.2298). NOW we need the best of both versions to come out of the negotiations of their conference committee–especially Mandatory Mediation. WE NEED YOU TO CALL YOUR … Continue reading

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URGENT ACTION NEEDED – Vote in Senate on Wednesday, June 6th!

Please Call your State Senators on Tuesday, June 5th to support 3 critical amendments to the Foreclosure bill that was just voted out of the Senate Ways & Means Committee today! Legislation that includes these amendments would really make a … Continue reading

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Welcome!

Welcome to the online home of the Massachusetts Alliance Against Predatory Lending (MAAPL). Here you will find information about us and our work, including Timely information about current events related to the fight against fraudulent and predatory mortgage lending practices … Continue reading

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Join us for the MAAPL Legislative Briefing on Foreclosure Impacts in Massachusetts!

MAAPL Legislative Briefing Tuesday, January 31, 2012 from 10:00 am to Noon Room B-2, Massachusetts State House Sponsored by the Joint Committee on Housing 44,100 Massachusetts foreclosures since 2007 = 88,000 households threatened. Our state economy loses $4.1B MONTHLY from … Continue reading

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New MAAPL Documents Available for Download!

MAAPL has added the following new documents to its resource library: Testimony by Nadine Cohen to Congress: Opposing Mega Merger of Capital One and ING”  PDF “MAAPL’s response to Fannie Mae’s Request For Information on the proposed disposition of post-foreclosure … Continue reading

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MAAPL Releases New Report – Foreclosures: Denying Massachusetts an Economic Recovery

On Wednesday, October 19, 2011, MAAPL held a Press Conference at the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, 18 Tremont St. in Boston to announce the release of a new major report on the wide range of harms–from health to … Continue reading

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Borrowers Can Now Request An Independent Foreclosure Review

On November 1, 2011, the Federal Reserve Board announced that borrowers who believe they were financially harmed during the mortgage foreclosure process by specific participating institutions in 2009 and 2010 can now request an independent review and potentially receive compensation. … Continue reading

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