FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2025
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Britani Lindsay
Homeownership Expert Offers Tips to Help Laid Off Federal Workers Avoid Foreclosure
Landover, MD – Tens of thousands of federal workers have been affected by mass layoffs in the federal government, and thousands more may face a similar fate in the coming weeks. Without a job, those who are homeowners may find themselves at risk of losing their homes.
“Losing a job can be traumatic for anyone, but homeowners have the extra pressure of wondering how they will pay their mortgage if they don’t have a monthly paycheck,” says Milan Griffin, Chief Operations Officer at HomeFree-USA, a HUD-approved non-profit homeownership organization. Griffin can offer advice to homeowners about steps they can take to maintain their homes in the aftermath of a job loss.
Griffin can tell your audience about:
- Resources to help homeowners who fall behind on their mortgage
- When homeowners should let their lenders know they are experiencing a financial challenge
- How laid off workers can align their budgets with their new financial reality
- How to weather a financial storm and come out of it stronger than ever
- What federal workers should do financially if they think they may lose their job in the near future
HomeFree-USA has helped thousands of families avoid losing their homes to foreclosure and Griffin can give your audience guidance that can help them do the same. As you continue to cover the layoffs of federal workers, please consider Griffin as a source to provide answers to members of your audience who are struggling to recover financially from a career setback.
About Milan Griffin
As Chief Operations Officer at HomeFree-USA, Milan Griffin is committed to amplifying the company’s mission — to create new homebuyers and sustainable homeowners, develop affordable homes, and revitalize communities. She does this by driving production across the company, strengthening partnerships, and increasing community engagement.
In response to the low Black homeownership rate, the widening wealth gap, and the swift wave of gentrification in cities nationwide, Griffin has led multiple campaigns to show marginalized communities how to achieve homeownership; teach homeowners how to prevent foreclosure; and help emerging real estate developers grow their businesses.
About HomeFree-USA
Marcia and Jim Griffin launched HomeFree-USA in 1994 with a vision to close the wealth gap
by giving people the guidance they need to achieve and sustain homeownership. As the owners
of the first and largest African American mortgage servicing company in the country, National
Loan Service Center, Jim and Marcia were devastated by the high rates of default among
borrowers of color. Thirty years later, HomeFree-USA is still on the frontlines serving the
diverse interests of 49 million consumers, across 22 metropolitan areas, through its national intermediary network. We connect government, the real estate finance industry, and consumers to create new homebuyers, sustainable homeowners, affordable homes and revitalized communities.