About 150,000 federal workers live in the state of Maryland, and many of them are facing anxiety and uncertainty about their job status.
While President Donald Trump’s administration works to carry out sweeping layoffs, leaders in Prince George’s County are calling on Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to help those former federal workers who are now at risk of losing their homes.
On Tuesday the Prince George’s County Council introduced a resolution calling on Moore to issue a residential foreclosure moratorium for federal workers who lose their jobs. It’s being spearheaded by at-large council member Calvin Hawkins, who calls it an opportunity to get in front of a potential crisis.
The text of the resolution makes clear it doesn’t advocate for any loan forgiveness. But it would get mortgage lenders working with homeowners who face a sudden job loss, instead of beginning the foreclosure process.
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