After losing her husband and facing foreclosure on their longtime home, Maria D. assumed she’d never financially recover. But a surplus fund specialist helped her uncover more than $70,000 left behind from the property’s auction. The funds were held by the court and would have gone unclaimed without timely legal action.
Maria’s story isn’t unique. The Foreclosure Focus is calling for improved outreach to widows, widowers, and adult children, especially in probate-sensitive cases, to help families unlock funds they may not know exist.
