UPDATE 4/21/23
Help Ms. Mamie raise $13,000!
In March, Ms. Mamie lost her house to foreclosure due to a technicality, and a buyer purchased her house at auction.
The house on Detroit Street was originally built for Ms. Mamie by Habitat for Humanity in 1999. That’s 24 years Ms. Mamie has lived in her house! And now, at age 76 and in ill-health, Ms. Mamie needs your help to get her house back.
After numerous discussions with the mortgage company and the buyer, they are both open to Ms. Mamie getting her house back. We are grateful for that good news, but there’s a catch. Unfortunately, undoing the foreclosure process is complex and expensive, and the mortgage company and the buyer would like Ms. Mamie to reimburse them. That’s where you can help. By covering the foreclosure expenses of just $13,000, Ms. Mamie can get her house back!
So, B/CS, what do you say? Ms. Mamie is one of us. Please help her today by making a donation, even if it is a small one, it will still make an impact. Let’s come through for one of our own!
⬇ Below is the backstory and work it took to get to this point ⬇
Help Save Her Home
Can you imagine you or your loved one being unfairly uprooted from your home of 24 years? The place you’ve known for decades, where your family has grown and celebrated holidays.
A reverse mortgage company wrongfully foreclosed Ms. Mamie’s home and auctioned it off. She is not the only person this has happened to in Bryan/College Station, Texas.
No one should have to go through this. Countless sleepless nights and anxiety-filled days. Please help Ms. Mamie. She does not deserve this.
Now she’s fighting for herself, her home, and justice but she needs help! Ms. Mamie was born in Bryan and has lived in the BCS area all 76 years of her life! She’s a part of us that we can’t let her be abused like this!
STOP ELDER ABUSE
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Ms. Mamie
Ms. Mamie is one of many victims of reverse mortgage companies’ elder abuse. She is fighting to reverse the wrongful foreclosure of her home in College Station, Texas. Thankfully, she has kept careful records of her payments, but while we wait for attorneys to file the lawsuit, she is in dire need of all our help. Please donate to help right this wrong!
Save Her Home
A reverse mortgage company wrongfully foreclosed Ms. Mamie’s home and auctioned it off. She is not the only person this has happened to in Bryan/College Station, Texas.
Now she’s fighting for herself, her home, and justice but she needs help! Ms. Mamie was born in Bryan and has lived in the BCS area all 76 years of her life! She’s a part of us that we can’t let her be abused like this!
Ms. Mamie's Story
A reverse mortgage company wrongfully foreclosed on Ms. Mamie and auctioned it off without her knowledge. The tax office confirmed she was up to date on her taxes, but PHH (the reverse mortgage company under Bank of America) paid the next set of taxes early, said she was behind, and foreclosed! They sent a “certified” letter to an empty lot and sold it without her knowing anything was happening. Call after call, Bank of America and PHH are refusing to reverse the order! She is not the only person this has happened to in Bryan/College Station, Texas, or the United States, but she is one of the few who has all the records to prove them wrong and is fighting! We tried to find an attorney to take her case to sue but we haven’t found one yet, and the only thing we can do now is raise the funds to buy her house back from the person who bought it at auction.
How did she find out? Multiple people show up at her house saying they represented different entities who requested into her home repeatedly. She thought it was a prank. Then, she was scared. Then, she felt like she was being targeted and harassed so she called the police who dug it all up. Now she’s fighting for herself, her home, and justice but she needs our help. If someone out here can help, please do! Ms. Mamie was born in Bryan and has lived in the B/CS area all 76 years of her life! She’s a part of us that we can’t let her be abused like this!
The reverse mortgage company PHH has falsely claimed that Ms. Mamie did not pay but…
We Have Receipts
Tax Receipts with Note
Default Order Allowing Foreclosure
Record of Conversation
Paid In Full
"Certified" Letter
Is a certified letter legal if you send if to an address that doesn’t even exist? This letter was sent to an EMPTY LOT.
Paid In Full
How Can You Help Ms. Mamie?
Find a Lawyer
We need help from a real estate lawyer who specializes in foreclosures. We will try to raise money for the retainer, but we are seeking pro bono help.
Donate Necessities
The reverse mortgage used to pay her necessities. Now, Ms. Mamie hardly has money for groceries. Deliver items to her neighbor, Dr. Walden, at 1210 Detroit St in College Station, Texas.
Share her Story
You can share Ms. Mamie's story to news outlets and to your contacts to raise awareness and get justice for Ms. Mamie. Click icon to download flyer.
Donate to her Fund
Until we can find a lawyer to help, our current plan is to help Ms. Mamie buy her house back because she has no other place to live. Click icon to donate.
Ms. Mamie is Not Alone
Reverse mortgage scams happen so often that there is a fraud bulletin on the website for the Housing and Urban Development Office of the Inspector General. Click below to read more about how you can help protect your elderly friends and family members.
Do you know a victim of Reverse Mortgage Fraud?
Here are Resources to Report in Texas
From the FTC website: “if you suspect a scam, or that someone involved in the transaction may be breaking the law, let the counselor, lender, or loan servicer know.”