Chapter 13 Filings Increase in Tampa

Florida's troubled real estate market has pushed the state's foreclosure rate to among the highest. Lenders have filed more than 20,000 foreclosure filings in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties through September. That's up nearly 131 percent when compared to the same period last year. During the first nine months this year, 7,348 homeowners in the Middle District of Florida, which includes the Tampa Bay area, have filed for Chapter 13, court records show, 68 percent more than 4,361 who filed during the same period last year. As more and more people fall behind on their mortgage payments, lenders are pushing homeowners to call early if they're in trouble.

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