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ALERT: Demand Nationstar Stop Eviction of Denise Collins

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Update as of September 4: Eviction postponed, probably by Nationstar, until September 12, so we have one more week to pressure Nationstar to rescind the eviction and offer Denise a fair deal loan modification.

Update as of August 29: Eviction postponed by California State Superior Court until September 5, so we have one more week to pressure Nationstar.

When a bank forecloses on a home, we don’t only lose a neighbor, we lose people that have helped build that neighborhood.

“After three years of fighting for my home, Aurora let me believe that if I got behind, I would qualify for a modification,” says Denise Collins, an ACCE FEF who is also one of the Nationstar 7. “They had committed to rescind my foreclosure and modify my loan, but a week before Aurora ‘sold’ its loans to Nationstar, they told me they had changed their mind and I no longer qualify.”

Aurora Loan Servicing, now Nationstar, is going forward with an eviction scheduled for this Wednesday, September 5 was August 29.

Denise isn’t the only victim of Nationstar/Aurora loans. Six other families in San Francisco are standing up to Nationstar and are demanding that Nationstar do the right thing and offer them fair loan modifications.

Please take action to help Denise Collins and the rest of the Nationstar 7 stay in their homes–

1) Call and email Nationstar with the following message:

* Ramie Baker, Vice President of Foreclosure, +1 469-549-2272
* Jay Bray, President & CEO, +1 469-549-3337

Sample Email:
To: ramie.baker@nationstarmail.com, jay.bray@nationstarmail.com
Cc: tony.barone@nationstarmail.com, mike.rawls@nationstarmail.com, john.deptula@nationstarmail.com, david.little@nationstarmail.com, samantha.kerlick@nationstarmail.com, bob.orkis@nationstarmail.com, marshall.murphy@nationstarmail.com, jim.kelley@nationstarmail.com, action@occupytheauctions.org
Subject: Stop the Eviction of Denise Collins and work with the Nationstar 7

Foreclosure Fighters have repeatedly requested that you stop the eviction of Denise Collins of 60 Garnett Terrace in San Francisco scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, September 5 (was August 29). We are now demanding that you do the right thing and work with her and the rest of the Nationstar 7 to 1) stop Denise Collins’ eviction and 2) offer them fair, affordable loan modifications.

The Nationstar 7 are: Denise Collins (60 Garnett Terrace), Vivian Richardson (1479 Quesada Ave.), Mike Doyle (1471 18th Ave.), Daniel Pociernicki (324 Bocana St.), Sherrell Fennell-Murphy (400 Alemany, Unit 5), Kim Mitchell (8 LeConte Ct.), and John Nolan (1175 Palou).

We will continue to demand that Nationstar do the right thing.

Sincerely,

[your name]

2) Call and email the San Francisco County Sheriff with the following message:

* SF Sheriff, +1 415 554 7225

Sample Email:

To: sheriff@sfgov.org
Cc: action@occupytheauctions.org
Subject: Stop Nationstar’s Eviction of Denise Collins

Please postpone the eviction of Denise Collins of 60 Garnett Terrace for this Wednesday, September 5 (was August 29). We, her community of support, are demanding that Nationstar do the right thing and work with her to 1) stop Denise Collins’ eviction and 2) offer her a fair, affordable loan modification.

Sincerely,

[your name]

For updates and this action alert: http://occupytheauctions.org/wordpress/?p=4210

ALERT: Demand PNC Bank Stop Eviction and Reinstate Yin Wong’s Loan to Keep Her Family in Their Home

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Update as of August 29, 2012: Eviction now scheduled for September 5, 2012. Yin Wong obtained a one-week postponement of the eviction from the California State Superior Court. PNC Bank President and another contact have expressed a willingness to discuss the case, but the discussion has not yet happened, so please keep up the pressure on PNC Bank with the action alert below.

Update as of August 28, 2012: The strain over the sixth potential eviction of her family from their home, scheduled for TOMORROW, Wednesday, August 29, sent Yin Wong into the hospital with an aggravated high blood pressure condition on Monday. Please call and email PNC Bank NOW to postpone the eviction and offer her the opportunity to reinstate her mortgage loan so she and her family can remain in the home.

Update as of July 31, 2012: PNC Bank postpones eviction of Yin Wong and her family.

Update as of July 26, 2012 (afternoon): Check out the photos, videos, and a description of the protest to support Yin Wong and her family at the San Francisco branch of PNC Bank.

Update as of July 26, 2012 (morning): The PNC phone numbers in the alert weren’t reaching our targets… please try calling with the new phone numbers listed below.

PNC Bank plans to evict Foreclosure and Eviction Fighter Yin Wong and her family from their home in Bayview. We have to stop them!

 
Please take action with four steps to save their home:

1) Call these PNC staff with the message below:

  • PNC CEO James E. Rohr right now at 412-762-2294 (may transfer to Executive Complaint Office voicemail) or 412-963-6133 (home)
  • PNC Bank President William Demchak at 917-348-1173 (cell)
  • PNC Senior Vice President Thomas Hyland at 212-527-3938
  • PNC Bank Vice President of Corporate Communications Fred Solomon at 412-762-7544

“How does it feel to know you’ve sent someone into the hospital with a life-threatening condition just because you refuse to talk with them about how they can make payments — as she always did in full and on time — on their mortgage loan? Please postpone the sixth eviction attempt you’ve scheduled for September 5 (was August 29), and immediately reinstate the mortgage loan of San Francisco resident Yin Wong and her daughter Wai Cheung (PNC mortgage customer loan #0002043106) to keep their family in their Bayview home. After PNC purchased their mortgage loan from National City Mortgage, they received no notification of the purchase so their EFT payment didn’t make it to PNC, which rapidly foreclosed on their home and has tried several times to evict them. They have always been prepared to pay their mortgage, so please negotiate with them and settle this matter fairly.”

2) Send this email right now to PNC CEO James E. Rohr–-

To: james.e.rohr@pnc.com, james.rohr@pnc.com, bill.demchak@pnc.com, thomas.hyland@pnc.com, frederick.solomon@pnc.com
Cc: alisa.winslow@pnc.com, alok.satyawadi@pnc.com, andrew.siwulec@pnc.com, angela.gammage@pnc.com, barbara.martocci@pnc.com, barbara.stuck@pnc.com, catherine.bernard@pnc.com, dale.klose@pnc.com, daniel.potter@pnc.com, david.aloise@pnc.com, deborah.vanvalkenburgh@pnc.com, ginger.siegel@pnc.com, jerry.furby@pnc.com, joel.roediger@pnc.com, john.robinson@pnc.com, john.turner@pnc.com, joseph.chasteen@pnc.com, karen.larrimer@pnc.com, kevin.scheffler@pnc.com, kim.mcneil@pnc.com, laura.watson@pnc.com, liz.kuonen@pnc.com, lou.stempkowski@pnc.com, michael.delgado@pnc.com, michael.golden@pnc.com, michael.ley@pnc.com, robert.andres@pnc.com, sam.colton@pnc.com, sean.costello@pnc.com, susan.campbell@pnc.com, william.lashbrook@pnc.com, action@occupytheauctions.org
Subject: Stop Eviction and Reinstate Yin Wong’s Loan (#0002043106) to Keep Her Family in Their Home

Dear PNC,

How does it feel to know you’ve sent someone into the hospital with a life-threatening condition just because you refuse to talk with them about how they can make payments — as she always did in full and on time — on their mortgage loan?

Please postpone the sixth eviction attempt you’ve scheduled for September 5 (was August 29), and immediately reinstate the mortgage loan of San Francisco resident Yin Wong and her daughter Wai Cheung (PNC mortgage customer loan #0002043106) to keep their family in their Bayview home

After PNC purchased their mortgage loan from National City Mortgage, they received no notification of the purchase so their EFT payment didn’t make it to PNC, which rapidly foreclosed on their home and has tried several times to evict them. They have always been prepared to pay their mortgage, so please negotiate with them and settle this matter fairly.

Sincerely,

your name here

3) Sign the OccupyOurHomes.org Petition.

4) Stay tuned for 6:00am Wednesday home eviction defense at Yin Wong’s home, which may last all day. Those who wish to commit civil disobedience (i.e. take an arrest) may have the opportunity to do so, although anyone who doesn’t want to risk arrest may of course also participate.

Background

PNC Bank is stealing the home of Yin Wong, disabled senior by ILLEGALLY foreclosing on her and her family after National City Mortgage sold the loan on her home to PNC Bank. The first she heard of PNC’s purchase of the loan was a foreclosure notice in the mail. Even though Yin Wong has the money to pay the loan and has tried to get PNC Bank to accept it, PNC has refused and has pushed eviction proceedings forward even after four prior court appearances during which the Superior Court judge urged PNC to correct the problem. Yin Wong has tried over and over to work with PNC, but PNC has refused to work with her.

PNC Bank did the exact same thing with the Cruz family in Minneapolis… thousands of people have protested their eviction, organizing to re-occupy their home with dozens of arrests.

Let’s stand together to fight back and let banks know that we won’t let them foreclosure on families illegally.

JOIN US AND DEMAND PNC WORK WITH YIN TO KEEP HER HOME!!!

To get involved or for more information, call Grace at ACCE at +1-415-377-6872 or email gmartinez@calorganize.org

Links: Protest at PNC    Prior Protest at PNC    PNC Action flyer in English    PNC Action Flyer in Chinese

For updates and this action alert: http://occupytheauctions.org/wordpress/?p=3672

Demand that Nationstar Stop the ILLEGAL FORECLOSURE and EVICTON of Kim Mitchell and the Nationstar 7

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When a bank foreclosures on a home, we don’t only lose a neighbor, we lose people that have helped build that neighborhood.

Kim Mitchell, City of San Francisco employee and SEIU member, has lived in Bayview all his life. For the last 20 years, Kim has worked with at-risk youth, directed youth programs, and founded and continues to volunteer as a coach for a junior football league to keep at-risk youth off the streets. He’s has dedicated the last 20 years of his life to make sure that at-risk youth get on the right track and to do the right thing.

So when he found out his home was up for auction on the day of the auction even though he had diligently paid a trial modification on time for the last year, he wondered if the banks needed a program to stay on the right track.

Kim didn’t give up. Like many of us, he paid lawyers and agencies to help keep him home for the last 2 years. However, Aurora Loan Servicing, now Nationstar Loans, is going forward with an eviction scheduled for this Wednesday, August 22nd.

And Kim isn’t the only victim of Aurora loans, now Nationstar. Six other families in San Francisco are standing up to Nationstar and are demanding that Nationstar do the right thing and offer them fair loan modifications.

Please take action to help Kim Mitchell and the rest of the Nationstar 7 stay in their homes–

1) Call and email Nationstar with the following message:

* Ramie Baker, Vice President of Foreclosure, +1 469-549-2272
* Jay Bray, President & CEO, +1 469-549-3337

Sample Email:
To: ramie.baker@nationstarmail.com, jay.bray@nationstarmail.com
Cc: action@occupytheauctions.org
Subject: Stop the Eviction of Kim Mitchell and work with the Nationstar 7

Foreclosure Fighters have repeatedly requested that you stop the eviction of Kim Mitchell of 8 Le Conte Cir. for this Wednesday, August 22nd. We are now demanding that you do the right thing and work with him and the rest of the Nationstar 7 to 1) stop Kim Mitchell’s eviction and 2) offer them fair, affordable loan modifications.

The Nationstar 7 are: Denise Collins (60 Garnett Terrace), Vivian Richardson (1479 Quesada Ave.), Mike Doyle (1471 18th Ave.), Daniel Pociernicki (324 Bocana St.), Sherrell Fennell-Murphy (400 Alemany, Unit 5), Kim Mitchell (8 LeConte Ct.), and John Nolan (1175 Palou).

We will continue to demand that Nationstar do the right thing.

Sincerely,

[your name]

2) Call and email the San Francisco County Sheriff with the following message:

* SF Sheriff, +1 415 554 7225

Sample Email:

To: sheriff@sfgov.org
Cc: action@occupytheauctions.org
Subject: Stop Nationstar’s Eviction of Kim Mitchell

Please postpone the eviction of Kim Mitchell of 8 Le Conte Cir. for this Wednesday, August 22nd. We, his community of support, are demanding that Nationstar do the right thing and work with him to 1) stop Kim Mitchell’s eviction and 2) offer him a fair, affordable loan modification.

Sincerely,

[your name]

For updates and web address of this action alert: http://occupytheauctions.org/wordpress/?p=3989

ALERT: Stop Eviction of St. Louis Family – Preserve Home for Disabled Elderly Neighbors

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After their staff refused a loan modification approved by a HUD-certified counselor, Freddie Mac auctioned back to themselves the home of 65-year-old Sally Scott and her family in west St. Louis, Missouri. Her 84-year-old husband Bob is a WWII and Korean War veteran who was disabled by a stroke five years ago. Sally, her disabled husband Bob, and her 26-year-old mentally handicapped “special child” Susie live in a constant state of fear, not knowing when the county sheriff will show up to evict them and throw all their belongings out onto the sidewalk.

They originally obtained their loan from Southwest Bank, then it was tranferred twice over the last 11 years, ending up serviced by Select Portfolio Servicing and owned by Freddie Mac.

Please take action to help keep the Scott family in their home–

1) Call and email Freddie Mac staff with the following message:

* Donald H. Layton, CEO, at +1 703-903-2000 (say “Donald Layton” to transfer call)
* Brad German, Public Relations, at +1 703-903-2437
* Patti Boerger, Media Relations, at +1 703-903-2445
* Chad Wandler, Media Relations, +1 703-903-2446 or +1 571-236-2533 (cell)
* Aaron Elking, Attorney at Martin, Leigh, Laws, & Fritzlen, in Kansas City, +1 314-862-5200 or +1 636-534-7600

To: Donald_Layton@freddiemac.com, Brad_German@freddiemac.com, Patricia_Boerger@freddiemac.com, Chad_Wandler@FreddieMac.com, ame@mllfpc.com
Cc: action@occupytheauctions.org
Subject: Postpone Eviction of Scott Family in St. Louis (SPS Loan #0009962887)

Please immediately postpone the imminent eviction of the Scott family at 115 Ladue Pines Drive in Creve Coeur, St. Louis County, to give them time to negotiate a fair deal loan with Select Portfolio Servicing (SPS) and Freddie Mac. The family includes an elderly couple, one of whom is a disabled veteran of two wars, and a mentally handicapped daughter. They have more than $4,000 in monthly regular and disability income. Their loan number with SPS is 0009962887.

2) Call and email Select Portfolio Servicing staff with the following message:

* Consumer Ombudsman, +1 866-662-0035 (select option 3)
* Tim O’Brien, CEO, +1 800-258-8602 (enter 1 for English, then loan number 0009962887# and zip 63141# — or just # and O for an operator)
* Justin Crowley, CFO, +1 800-258-8602

To: ombudsman@spservicing.com, Tim.OBrian@spservicing.com, Justin.Crowley@spservicing.com
Cc: action@occupytheauctions.org
Subject: Postpone Eviction of Scott Family in St. Louis (SPS Loan #0009962887)

Please immediately postpone the imminent eviction of the Scott family at 115 Ladue Pines Drive in Creve Coeur, St. Louis County, to give them time to negotiate a fair deal loan with Select Portfolio Servicing (SPS) and Freddie Mac. The family includes an elderly couple, one of whom is a disabled veteran of two wars, and a mentally handicapped daughter. They have more than $4,000 in monthly regular and disability income. Their loan number with SPS is 0009962887.

3) Call the St. Louis County Sheriff with the following message:

* Jim Buckles, St. Louis County Sheriff, at +1 314-615-4724

Please postpone the eviction of the Scott family at 115 Ladue Pines Drive in Creve Coeur, St. Louis County, to give them more time to negotiate a fair deal loan with Select Portfolio Servicing and Freddie Mac. The family includes an elderly couple, one of whom is a disabled veteran of two wars, and a mentally handicapped daughter.

4) If you live in St. Louis and can provide local support for the Scott family, please contact us at action@occupytheauctions.org

Thanks for supporting a good Missouri neighbor!

Web address for this alert and updates: http://occupytheauctions.org/wordpress/?p=3983

Action: Protest Well Fargo’s Auction of Thomas German’s Home!

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Update as of July 7: Due to intense pressure from Occupy Bernal, Occupy Noe, and ACCE (thanks for all the calls and emails!), Wells Fargo has postponed the auction of Bernal Foreclosure and Eviction Fighter (FEF) Thomas German until August 14.

At an FEF planning meeting this morning, the group decided that — in light of Wells Fargo’s decision to postpone Thomas’ auction and to start a conversation with us about negotiations — we will postpone the actions we had planned in response to the foreclosure auction:

  • POSTPONED: 12:00 noon on Monday, July 9, Protest at Wells Fargo Headquarters
  • POSTPONED: 8:00am on Tuesday, July 10, Protest at Bank Auction of Thomas German’s Home

Stay tuned for further news about any progress toward negotiations with Wells Fargo. We are hopeful that there will be a positive outcome for all concerned.

Update as of July 6: Good news… Wells Fargo has postponed Thomas German’s auction until August 14.

Wells Fargo plans to auction off our Bernal neighbor, Occupy Bernal co-founder, and Foreclosure and Eviction Fighter Thomas German’s home this coming Tuesday, July 10. We have to stop them!

Please take action with three steps to save his home:

1) Send this email right now to Wells Fargo’s CEO, Board Members, and other staff–

To: john.g.stumpf@wellsfargo.com, ruben.pulido@wellsfargo.com, Pat.Callahan@wellsfargo.com, Avid.Modjtabai@wellsfargo.com, James.Strother@wellsfargo.com, boardcommunications@wellsfargo.com, jason.ohara@wellsfargo.com, richard.m.sintchak@wellsfargo.com, eric.tang@wellsfargo.com
Cc: action@occupybernal.org
Subject: Postpone Auction of Tommie German’s Home at 348 Andover St., San Francisco (loan #44751501)

Dear Wells Fargo staff,

Please take IMMEDIATE action to postpone the auction of Tommie German’s home at 348 Andover St., San Francisco (loan #48358501).

Tommie German is a retired federal worker and a veteran who is ready to make regular payments on a renegotiated loan, which Wells Fargo has refused to provide. He is facing a life-threatening hernia operation at the end of July and stress over losing his home is worsening his condition.

Once Wells Fargo has postponed the auction of Tommie German’s home, please offer him a fair deal for a loan modification on terms that are sustainable.

This is an URGENT request, so please respond right away to postpone the auction.

Sincerely,

your name here
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2) Call these Wells Fargo representatives with the message below.

Contact:
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf at 866-878-5865
James Strother at 415-396-1793
Patricia Callahan at 800-869-3557
Avid Modjtabai at 800-869-3557
Wells Fargo Communications Staff Ruben Pulido at 415-852-1279

Tell them (or leave a message):

“Please take IMMEDIATE action to postpone the auction of Tommie German’s home at 348 Andover St., San Francisco (loan #44751501), scheduled for July 10. Tommie German is a retired federal worker and a veteran who is ready to make regular payments on a renegotiated loan, which Wells Fargo has refused to provide. He is facing a life-threatening hernia operation at the end of July and stress over losing his home is worsening his condition. Once Wells Fargo has postponed the auction of Tommie German’s home, please offer him a fair deal for a loan modification on terms that are sustainable. This is an URGENT request, so please respond right away to postpone the auction..”

3) Join us to protest:

  • Planning Meeting, 10:00am on Saturday, July 7, ACCE Office, 1717 17th St., SF.

  • Protest at 12:00pm (noon) on Monday, July 9, at Wells Fargo Headquarters, 420 Montgomery St. at California St. in San Francisco (check here for updates). RSVP on Facebook.

  • Occupy the Auction Action, 8:00am, Tuesday, July 10, SF War Memorial, Green Room, Suite 110, 401 Van Ness Ave., SF (check for postponements, arrive at 8:00am to register or register online at auction.com/trustee — have to create an account, then search for July 10 auction and register for it). Please bring a whistle or other noisemaker and earplugs if you have them (we have some to share). RSVP on Facebook.

Links: Action Flyer    Profile of Thomas German    Video Featuring Thomas German

Stop Banks From Evicting the 99%!

Wells Fargo plans to auction Tommie German’s home on July 10 despite:

  • Francisco Board of Supervisors’ unanimous vote for a moratorium on foreclosures until the state legislature enacts a Homeowner Bill of Rights
  • The Mayor’s request for a “pause” until the state legislature enacts a Homeowner Bill of Rights
  • California State Attorney General Kamala Harris’ request for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to suspend foreclosure activity
  • The California legislature passing the Homeowner Bill of Rights, now awaiting the Governor’s signature or veto
  • The report from San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting that shows that 84% of a sample of San Francisco foreclosures contain at least one legal violation

This action alert brought to you by Occupy Bernal (www.occupybernal.org), ACCE (www.calorganize.org), and other supportive organizations coordinated within the Occupy the Auctions and Evictions campaign (www.occupytheauctions.org).

ACTION: June 24 – Join OccuPride Wells Fargo Action at San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade

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Update: The OccuPride action protested the commodification of the LGBT Pride Parade and the roles of corporations like Wells Fargo and Kaiser. Check out the videos, photos, articles, and official videostream.

What: Community not commodity!
Join the protest against the over-commercialization of the San Francisco LGBT Pride festivities. Protest Wells Fargo’s treatment of the LGBT community, including the foreclosures and evictions of queer folks from our homes.

When: 10:00am on Sunday, June 24

Where: Mission and Main Streets, San Francisco

Action Videos

Thanks to Peter Menchini for this video:

Action Photos

Thanks to Janice Suess for the first two photos of the yellow banners below and thanks to Peter Menchini for the photos after those two photos.

Photo from nancymancias

Articles

Political Fail Blog

Daily Kos (check for 12th picture and comment)

Official Pride Videostream

Check out the videostream of the entire 2012 LGBT Pride Parade. The initial OccuPride action appears after the Dykes on Bikes contingent in the first chunk of the videostream and the Wells Fargo OccuPride action appears in the second chunk with the Wells Fargo contingent. Check also for a Kaiser contingent further on in the parade videostream.

ALERT: Save Archbishop Franzo King’s Home This Thursday (June 21)

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Update: Wells Fargo finally got the trustee to postpone the auction of Archbishop King’s home to July 20, 2012.

Please show up to defend the Bayview home of Archbishop Franzo King and family at 1:30pm to prepare for the auction which starts promptly at 2:00pm at City Hall sidewalk, 400 Van Ness Ave., in San Francisco.

Although a Wells Fargo representative apparently told Archbishop Franzo King the bank was postponing the auction of his home, the trustee in charge of the auction still lists the bank auction for Thursday, June 21. A recent court ruling seemed to hold that verbal agreements from bank representatives aren’t worth anything, so that means we have to defend the home of Archbishop Franzo King and his family.

Archbishop King pastors the John Coltrane Church, located in the Western Addition community of San Francisco. He is a community leader and a member of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE).

Links: Profile of Archbishop King    San Francisco Bayview article (by Carol Harvey)

ALERT: Save Our Neighbors’ Homes This Wednesday and Thursday (J20 and J21)

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Update: Wells Fargo managed to sell of the home of the Davilas, but they postponed the auction of Sheila Walsh’s home until July 23, 2012.

This coming week, Wells Fargo Bank is again attacking the San Francisco Foreclosure and Evictions Fighters we know and love and trying to auction off their homes. For the first time, we’ve exhausted the legal remedies for postponing the bank sales.

IMPORTANT: We ask you to choose one or both days to Occupy the Auctions to save our neighbors’ homes.

Wednesday, June 20 Maria and Washington Davila (more info below)
Thursday, June 21 Sheila Walsh is 87 years old and has lived in her current home for 28 years. She has a mortgage with Wells Fargo and it seems like she has been a victim of financial fraud: she took out a home equity line of credit and through an apparently fraudulent transaction was charged $217,000 to her home equity loan. Her mortgage payment ballooned after the fraudulent charge and is now much more than she can afford. Wells Fargo plans to auction off her home on Thursday, June 21. She needs time and help to investigate the fraudulent charge, so she can resolve the matter with Wells Fargo and remain in her home.

We gather at 1:30pm at City Hall, 400 Van Ness Ave., to prepare for the auctions that start promptly at 2:00pm. Please bring a whistle or other noisemaker and earplugs if you have them (we have some to share).

Note: In the event a bank succeeds in selling one of our Foreclosure and Eviction Fighters homes, we will take additional action just following the Occupy the Auctions action. In the event of postponements or cancellations, we plan to go ahead and protest the other auctions taking place that day and also have follow-on actions planned.

Action Alert for Maria and Washington Davila

Wells Fargo plans to auction off the home of Bernal neighbor Felisa Yambao THIS WEDNESDAY (JUNE 20). Their tenants of seven years, Maria and Washington Davila, have been members of Occupy Bernal and have been fighting to save the home since they learned of the foreclosure several months ago. The homeowner, Felisa Yambao, is ill and lives in Las Vegas, but now has joined Occupy Bernal in fighting the foreclosure. Occupy Bernal and allies have mobilized to postpone the auction of the home several times, and now we need your help again.

Please take action with three steps to save their home:

1) Send the following email right now to Wells Fargo’s CEO, Board Members, and other staff–

To: john.g.stumpf@wellsfargo.com, alfredo.pedroza@wellsfargo.com, ruben.pulido@wellsfargo.com, boardcommunications@wellsfargo.com, jason.ohara@wellsfargo.com, richard.m.sintchak@wellsfargo.com, eric.tang@wellsfargo.com
Cc: action@occupybernal.org
Subject: Postpone Auction of Felisa Yambao’s Home at 4255 Folsom St., San Francisco (loan #0044522993)

Dear Wells Fargo staff,

Please take IMMEDIATE action to postpone the auction of Felisa Yambao’s home at 4255 Folsom St, San Francisco (loan #0044522993).

Ms. Yambao, who suffers from cancer, has been making efforts to negotiate a fair solution, yet Wells has scheduled her home for auction at 2:00pm, June 20, 2012, against the wishes of Yambao’s long-time tenants, Maria and Washington Davila.

Once Wells Fargo has postponed the auction of Felisa Yambao’s home, offer her a fair deal for a loan modification on terms that are sustainable, and which will allow her to continue to provide affordable housing for the Davilas.

This is an URGENT request, so please respond right away to postpone the auction.

Sincerely,

your name here
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2) Starting at 8:00am on June 18, call the following Wells Fargo representatives with the message below.

Contact:
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf at 866-878-5865
Wells Fargo Director of California Local Government Relations Alfredo Pedroza at 415-396-0829
Wells Fargo Communications Staff Ruben Pulido at 415-852-1279
Wells Fargo Branch Manager Eric Tang at 415-977-9357
Wells Fargo Branch Manager Jason O’Hara at 415-554-8820

Tell them (or leave a message):

“Please take IMMEDIATE action to postpone the auction of Felisa Yambao’s home at 4255 Folsom St, San Francisco (loan #0044522993). Ms. Yambao, who suffers from cancer, has been making efforts to negotiate a fair solution, yet Wells has scheduled her home for auction at 2:00pm, June 20, 2012, against the wishes of Yambao’s long-time tenants, Maria and Washington Davila. Once Wells Fargo has postponed the auction of Felisa Yambao’s home, offer her a fair deal for a loan modification on terms that are sustainable, and which will allow her to continue to provide affordable housing for the Davilas. This is an URGENT request, so please respond right away to postpone the auction.”
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3) Show up at 1:45pm (auction starts promptly at 2:00pm and the auctioneers can sell off a house in less than a minute) on the sidewalk in front of City Hall, 400 Van Ness Ave, in San Francisco, to protest Wells Fargo auctioning off Felisa Yambao’s, and Washington and Maria Davila’s home.

Bring a loud voice, a whistle, earplugs, and signs to let Wells Fargo know we won’t stand for it anymore… stop illegally selling off our neighbors homes!

Background:

Washington and Maria Davila have been living in a house they have been renting in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood for the past seven years. But now, because their landlord Felisa Yambao, who lives in Las Vegas and is suffering from cancer, is in foreclosure, Wells Fargo is planning to sell the house at an auction this Friday. According to the Ellis Act, a new owner-occupant of the house eventually could evict the Davilas, and the Davilas would like to continue renting from Ms. Yambao.

Last January 20, Wells Fargo canceled an auction date after Occupy Bernal planned a protest. Last month, we mobilized again to save the home with a call-in day and protest on behalf of the Davila’s and the Yambao’s. But the bank hasn’t learned its lesson. On Wednesday, Occupy Bernal is determined to disrupt the housing auction to stop the foreclosure and eviction of our neighbors. We also will be leafleting potential home buyers, calling on them not to buy the Davila’s home.

Now Wells Fargo plans to auction Ms. Yambao and the Davilas’ home on June 20 despite:

  • San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ unanimous vote for a moratorium on foreclosures until the state legislature passes a Homeowner Bill of Rights
  • The Mayor’s request for a “pause” until the state legislature passes a Homeowner Bill of Rights
    California State Attorney General Kamala Harris’ request for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to suspend foreclosure activity
  • The report from San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting that shows that 84% of a sample of San Francisco foreclosures contain at least one legal violation

These actions brought to you by Occupy Bernal, ACCE, and other supportive organizations coordinated within the Occupy the Auctions and Evictions campaign.

Link: Upcoming Bank Auctions of Foreclosure/Eviction Fighter Homes    Foreclosure/Eviction Fighter Profiles

June 21 National Day of Action in Support of the Cruz Family

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Despite acknowledging that the Cruzes foreclosure was due to a bank error and repeated claims that they are working “behind the scenes” to get the Cruz family back in their home, PNC Bank has refused to accept the documents necessary for the loan to be modified. Take action in support of Alejandra and David by writing to PNC Bank and Freddie Mac!

Learn more about the June 21 National Day of Action in support of the Cruz family here.

Note: The Occupy the Auctions action at San Francisco City Hall at 1:45pm on Thursday, June 21, will be dedicated to the Cruz family (in addition to our own local Foreclosure and Eviction Fighter Sheila Walsh) and we may have a follow-on action supporting them.

Philadelphia Tells Chase “Don’t Evict Miss Fran”

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Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign and Action United call on Chase Bank to stop the eviction of Miss Fran at 2:00pm on Thursday, June 21, at Chase Bank, 1650 Market St., Philadelphia. The bank’s eviction plan follows on what the organizations report was an illegal foreclosure. For info, call +1 267-344-6318.