An attorney for two East Valley homeowners at risk of losing their
homes asked a judge Thursday to block lawmakers from raiding a special fund
designed to help prevent foreclosures.
Tim Hogan of the Center for Law in the Public Interest said the
state was given $97 million as part of a nationwide settlement of a mortgage
fraud claim against five major lenders. He said the part of the deal signed by
Attorney General Tom Horne requires the cash to be put into a special trust
fund to be used only for specified purposes.
But the Legislature decided to take $50 million of that to help
balance the state budget, a move approved by Gov. Jan Brewer. And while Horne
expressed displeasure, he never challenged the move.
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