Miguel and Maricela Hernandez, center, stand outside their house in Springdale with their children, from left to right, daughters Brisa, Roselyn, twins Aaron and Rudy and oldest son Angel. The family fought for more than a year to save the home from foreclosure.
Photo by Spencer Tirey
Miguel Hernandez felt sick to his stomach to find the front door of his Springdale home wide open at 2:30 on a December afternoon.
As he pulled his Chevrolet van into the front drive he saw three people through a large picture window rummaging through his family’s personal belongings inside the home.
He slammed the van in park and made his way to the front porch.
He didn’t fear robbery, but bank foreclosure.
The intruders — workers for Arkansas Best Property Preservation — were hired by Fannie Mae and their outside vendor, Field Asset Services of Austin, Texas, to winterize and clean out the home, which had been slated for foreclosure auction later that month by Bank of America ...
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This is horrible and what kind of man would do the job Harold Lindsey does? He's lucky he hasnt gotten shot, unless he's like Dawg the Bounty Hunter.
Posted by: MJHooks
March 21, 2010 at 8:37 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
My husband says, seems like Fannie Mae is like our illustrious government they all worship the all mighty dollar instead of helping mankind.
Posted by: gungholady
March 22, 2010 at 5:42 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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