NY Daily News: A key foreclosure prevention and deed theft program is at risk in NY state budget

This op-ed chronicles the HOPP network’s fight for renewed funding among rising deed theft complaints in the city—especially in Brooklyn. Scammers, the authors note, are targeting seniors and those behind on their bills in low-income communities with skyrocketing property values. HOPP-funded counselors and lawyers are the first line of defense against this type of fraud, representing homeowners in court and with their mortgage servicers for free to help them get their homes back or mitigate their losses.