Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and Governor Martin O’Malley Outline Funding for Homeowners and Communities Affected by Housing Crisis

Baltimore, MD – May 30, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and Governor Martin O’Malley today outlined details of how the Attorney General will allocate nearly $60 million in funding that is part of the nearly $1 billion in housing relief, assistance and benefits Maryland secured from the recent $26 billion National Mortgage Servicing Settlement. While 10 percent will go directly to the Maryland General Fund, almost $54 million will provide more housing counselors and legal aid services to assist homeowners, help stabilize communities most affected by the crisis and expand housing-related enforcement and fraud prevention