Texas Law Firm Becomes National Partner of Neighborworks® America

Initiative Aimed at Reducing Mortgage Foreclosures

(Dallas) -- Barrett Burke Wilson Castle Daffin & Frappier, LLP, a national leader in providing default resolution legal services to the mortgage banking industry, has announced a partnership with NeighborWorks® America.

As a key component of the partnership, Barrett Burke’s highly acclaimed Texas Homeowner’s Assistance Division will integrate its loss mitigation practice with the Neighborworks Center for Foreclosure Solutions platform and initiative. 

“Barrett Burke Wilson Castle Daffin & Frappier, LLP, has successfully avoided foreclosure in approximately 40 percent of the defaulted loans that were referred to the firm,” says Robert Frappier with Barrett Burke Wilson Castle Daffin & Frappier, LLP.  “Because our firm plays such a vital role in the default resolution process, we believe that the mortgage servicers, their borrowers and the communities that they live in will benefit from our partnership with NeighborWorks® and that our collaborative efforts will improve our default resolution success rate.”

The NeighborWorks Center for Foreclosure Solutions, an initiative of  NeighborWorks America, was created to preserve homeownership in the face of rising foreclosure rates.  In conjunction with national nonprofit, mortgage and insurance partners, the Center builds capacity among foreclosure counselors around the nation, conducts public outreach campaigns to reach struggling homeowners, and researches local and national trends to develop strategic solutions.  In cities and states with high rates of foreclosure, the Center works with local leaders to create sustainable foreclosure intervention programs.  Already the Center’s work has reached thousands of homeowners.

NeighborWorks America provides financial support, technical assistance and training for communities across the nation through the NeighborWorks network of over 235 nonprofit organizations covering nearly 4,500 urban, suburban and rural communities. These organizations engage in revitalization strategies that strengthen communities and transform lives. In the last five years alone, NeighborWorks organizations have generated more than $12 billion in reinvestment and helped more than 845,000 families of modest means purchase or improve their homes, or secure safe, decent rental or mutual housing.

Barrett Burke Wilson Castle Daffin & Frappier, LLP, is a Texas law firm with offices in Dallas and Houston.  The firm represents investors and mortgage servicers in the resolution of defaulted loans in Texas and in California through its affiliated operation, NDEX - West.