HUD Secretary Donovan, AG Gansler Highlight Mortgage Settlement Benefits for Maryland Families with State, Local Housing Officials and Advocates

Largo, MD – March 27, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler joined U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today for an informal roundtable discussion of the $25 billion National Mortgage Servicing Settlement with several community-based housing advocates and state and local government officials. The discussion, held at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, centered on the needs of distressed Maryland homeowners and the most effective ways to assist those affected by the housing crisis, regardless of whether their mortgages were serviced by the five banks who are parties to the settlement.