An Ellicott City homeowner has won a court battle against a foreclosure mitigation firm and is now cautioning other people facing Maryland foreclosures not to trust such companies.
Foreclosures in Charlotte are still surging as unemployment continue to batter homeowners. In Mecklenburg, where Charlotte is the county seat, 940 households received foreclosure notices in February this year, an 82-percent increase from notices filed in February 2009.