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can find the best solutions within weeks, walk homeowners through the process with <br />greater ease, and reduce their frustration and anxiety." <br />Foreclosure prevention counselors will involve Fannie Mae, the loan owner, also known <br />as the investor, in the loan mortgage workout process at the outset of a request for help. <br />Through the partnership, they will have direct access to local Fannie Mae staff solely <br />dedicated to making loan solutions faster and easier for area homeowners with Fannie <br />Mae loans. <br />Previously, foreclosure counselors and homeowners worked with a lender or servicer's <br />loss mitigation department for months to secure a loan modification and prevent <br />foreclosure. <br />"Since the foreclosure crisis began in 2007, Minnesota's Homeownership Advisors <br />Network has helped more than 44,000 Minnesota households navigate the loan <br />modification process and many times, prevent foreclosure," said Julie Gugin, Executive <br />Director of the Minnesota Home Ownership Center. "We expect that our partnership <br />with Fannie Mae will allow LSS Financial Counseling Service and others across the <br />state to serve more homeowners better and faster, and ultimately help prevent even <br />more foreclosures in Minnesota." <br />LSS Financial Counseling Service - a member of the National Foundation for Credit <br />Counseling, the oldest and most respected credit counseling organization in the country <br />- helps 20,000 households each year gain control of their finances and achieve <br />financial wellness. Often, families experiencing mortgage foreclosure issues have <br />