After going through it herself, Regina Myree is now working to help others through the foreclosure process. Michigan Radio’s Christina Shockley has this profile.

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We’ve been hearing a lot of stories like this. A family or individual gets hit with a huge illness or injury, and as a result can’t handle both the health care expenses and the mortgage. We wanted to take a closer look at the relationship between health care costs and foreclosures. Michigan Radio’s Christina Shockley talks with Larry Gant, a professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan School of Social Work.

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Last year we spoke with Debbie Gilliam. She was about to lose her house to foreclosure after losing her job. Now, a year later, Gilliam still lives with her mom. She is struggling to work through the transition and deal with the loss of her house. Gilliam is still looking for a full-time job and hopes to someday own a house again.

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As communities all over Michigan struggle to cope with homes left empty by the foreclosure crisis, there are some communities that have been dealing with the problem of empty dwelling for much longer. Flint is one of those communities. Dan Kildee is a long time Flint resident and the Genessee County Treasurer. He founded the Genesee County Land Bank in an effort to deal with the problem of abandoned homes. He spoke with Michigan Radio’s Charity Nebbe.

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Cities, towns and villages all over Michigan have been affected by the mortgage crisis. What happens to the homes that are left behind after foreclosure? What happens to the communities that surround them? Michigan Radio’s Charity Nebbe talks to Robert Beckley who has studied these issues. He is a former Dean and Professor Emeritus of the Taubman College of Urban Planning and Architecture at the University of Michigan.

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Michigan is experiencing double-digit unemployment levels and the mortgage crisis is leaving empty homes all over the state. For Michiganders who lived through the recession of the early ’80s this crisis might seem uncomfortably familiar. As part of our series “Facing the Mortgage Crisis” Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry and Charity Nebbe take a look back.

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There are people all over Michigan right now who are in danger of losing their homes. A combination of sub-prime mortgage loans, a deepening recession and a rising jobless rate has made it difficult for many people to pay their mortgages, but as this crisis continues more help is becoming available. As we continue our series “Facing the Mortgage Crisis” we contacted one of the people who is working to keep Michiganders in their homes. Michigan Radio’s Charity Nebbe talks with Kent Spencer, a Foreclosure Specialist with the Wayne County Mortgage Foreclosure Program.

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Michigan Radio’s Morning Edition host Christina Shockley speaks with Krista Tippett, host of the public radio program Speaking of Faith. They discuss why it is that people often turn to faith and spirituality in times of economic crisis.

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