The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Community Development Studies and Education Department and Regional Housing Legal Services will be holding a forum entitled, No Place Like Home: Philadelphia’s Approach to Foreclosure Preventions, on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Boehne Auditorium, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

The forum will also be availble for viewing on the Federal Reserve Board’s Ustream channel (registration required). September 9th is the deadline for both registering to attend in person and signing up for the Ustream feed

The forum will feature the results of a comprehensive study of Philadelphia’s approach to foreclosure prevention, a discussion of improvements implemented in the last year, and plans for further refinement of the system. This forum will be the first in a series of events on how to strengthen the foreclosure prevention system in Philadelphia and to improve similar systems in cities throughout the U.S.

The forum is designed for practitioners and policymakers involved in foreclosure prevention who are interested in hearing about the early lessons from Philadelphia’s groundbreaking approach to foreclosure prevention. This includes executives and staff at housing counseling and housing finance agencies, residential mortgage lenders and servicers, attorneys, and representatives from cities, states, and counties that have diversion programs.

If you sign up for Ustream, you will be sent the link to access the Ustream feed shortly before the event. Please test in advance that your computer can view Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/. Note: Ustream currently requires Flash and is viewable only on an iPad or iPhone with a Ustream app. If you have questions about the Ustream feed prior to the event, contact dan.silverman@phil.frb.org.  

If you are attending in person, be sure to enter the Bank on the 6th Street side of the building. Security measures at the Federal Reserve Bank are similar to those at the airport. Bring a photo I.D. Please allow an extra 15 minutes to enter the building and plan to arrive between 8:15 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. For directions and parking information, go to www.philadelphiafed.org/about-the-fed/visitor-information/.  

For information on registration, contact Jeri Cohen-Bauman at (215) 574-6458 or jeri.cohen-bauman@phil.frb.org. For information about the event, contact Keith Rolland at (215) 574-6569 or keith.rolland@phil.frb.org.  

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