This court program, born in a mortgage crisis, is still saving Allegheny County homes from foreclosure
Joanne Lohuis was on the verge of losing her Swissvale home. Her long-term unemployment benefits had run out two years ago and she could no longer make her $650 monthly mortgage payments. The situation became more desperate each month. After about four months, the bank served her with a foreclosure notice and moved to seize [...]