The Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program provides homeowners with a unique opportunity to explore possible resolutions to pending foreclosure actions.
Additional Resources:
- Program FAQ and Application to Opt in: http://www.ilforeclosureprogram.org/
- Brochure (English)
- Brochure (Spanish)
- Local Rule 2.14
- Housing Counselors:
The Residential Foreclosure Mediation Program helps borrowers and lenders work together to explore options that may be available to avoid foreclosure. Mediation sessions are confidential meetings led by a neutral third-party (a trained mediator).
The program is voluntary, and is available at no cost to homeowners in residential foreclosure cases filed in both Winnebago County and Boone County.
Homeowners with a pending foreclosure case that timely complete an application may opt-in to the program. The application and additional program information is available at ilforeclosureprogram.org
The following forms may also be used to ask the court to refer a case to mediation:
Residential Foreclosure Mediation Program
Administrator: Kyle “Kay” Thompson-Taylor
Winnebago County Courthouse, Lower Level
400 W. State Street, Suite 60
Rockford, Illinois 61101
Phone: 815-319-4995
Email:
