I was recently talking with a new member of our office team. He was telling me of a veterans group that he works with known as Operation Home Front dedicated to helping military families achieve home ownership and about the thousands of reservists that have been called to active duty, many of whom are now having trouble meeting their mortgage payments and are falling into foreclosure.
My immediate thought was “These people deserve so much better from their country!” Well, I found out that their country thought of this way back in 1940 when they enacted the “Servicemembers Civil Relief Act” (SCRA). In December of 2003 , H.R. 100 was signed into law. This law completely rewrites the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940, expanding many of the previous law's civil protections.
Senator Diane Feinstein’s website gives us a referral site that answers more questions regarding the SCRA
http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page?_pageid=33,717388&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
To locate a local military legal assistance office and learn more about active duty relief they can follow this link
http://legalassistance.law.af.mil/content/locator.php
(This law applies to ALL consumer credit!)