Homeowners Struggle to Get Pandemic Aid Meant to Stop Foreclosures
The $10 billion Homeowner Assistance Fund has been slow to distribute funds.
Photographer: Julie Renée Jones
Publisher: The Wall Street Journal
Format: Digital
Date: 2023/01/22
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Mr. and Mrs. Rosalez learned they were eligible for federal aid in November, just before the scheduled sheriff’s sale of the house. Photograph by Julie Renée Jones for The Wall Street JournalFamily photographs, artwork and other belongings sit in piles of boxes, which have overflowed into the family garage. Photograph by Julie Renée Jones for The Wall Street JournalThe foreclosure on Mr. and Mrs. Rosalez’s home was later rescinded and they were told the aid money would be applied to reinstate their mortgage. Photograph by Julie Renée Jones for The Wall Street Journal