Iowa CCI: Iowa attorney general, CCI and other national groups to hold press conference, meet with foreclosure victims Dec. 14

Media Advisory

Contact: Chris Neubert, Matthew Covington Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (515) 255-0800 chris@iowacci.org or matthew@iowacci.org

Iowa CCI to take action at banks unjustly forcing people from their homes

Des Moines, Iowa — Iowa’s Attorney General, Tom Miller, who leads the 50-state investigation of the robo-signing foreclosure scandal, will have his first meeting Tuesday, Dec. 14 with foreclosure victims and community groups from across the country who are leading the fight to stop the foreclosure crisis. Victims and community leaders who represent hundreds of thousands of Americans are flying to Iowa to meet with Miller because a strong settlement is the best hope for millions of homeowners to avoid foreclosure and to get our economy back on track.

Victims of foreclosure, along with Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, clergy and other advocates, will hold a press conference at 12:45 pmTuesday, Dec.14 at First Christian Church, immediately following the meeting with Tom Miller.

WHO: Foreclosed and struggling homeowners and community leaders from Iowa and 12 other states, including Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, clergy and labor advocates.

WHAT: Press conference following meeting with Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller on banks’ foreclosure abuses, as well as a bank protest in Des Moines.

WHEN: Press Conference at 12:45pm Tuesday, Dec. 14. Immediately following the conference we will take our message directly to Wells Fargo.

WHERE: First Christian Church, 2500 University Ave., Des Moines, IA

WHY: Foreclosure victims and community leaders will take their message directly to the Big Banks who caused the crisis and call on them to fix their mess. These banks are preparing to hand out oversized bonuses to their executives this holiday season even as they continue to foreclose and force families from their homes. The representatives will call on the banks to agree to a meaningful settlement with Tom Miller.

A meaningful settlement will require banks to dramatically increase the number of loan modifications they are doing and include principal reduction as a first line tool before any foreclosure proceeding is initiated and include remedies for homeowners who have already lost their homes unlawfully.

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement is a group of everyday people who talk, act and get things done on issues that matter most. With thousands of members from all walks of life — urban and rural, black and white, immigrants and lifelong Iowans — CCI has been tackling tough issues and getting things done for more than 35 years.