Chase Bank to welcome home soldier with foreclosure

One thing is clear. If you read this blog, you care about them. Doesn't matter if they are veterans of past wars to today's wars, you wouldn't read these posts if they didn't matter to you. How many times have you read a post and wished you could have done something to help? Here's your chance.

Chase Bank, under pressure from the media and the public seemed to be willing to do the right thing for the sake of Aaron Collette but according to Change.org, they must have changed their minds on what is right and what is wrong. You can help make a difference on this story. I signed it.

In one month, soldier Aaron Collette will return from Iraq for two weeks’ leave. By the time he does, he won't have a home -- and neither will his family.

Tim Collette, Aaron's dad, did everything right. He put $100,000 down on his home in Bend, Oregon, when he purchased it in 2006.

In 2008, after the economic crisis devastated his small flooring and countertop business, Tim realized he needed a loan modification and went to Chase Bank for help.

Chase told him he had to miss two payments to qualify for a loan modification. But once Tim did that, they began foreclosure proceedings instead of helping him.

Local non-profit Economic Fairness Oregon has been helping Tim stand up to Chase, but they need a surge in public support right now to save his home. Please sign their petition to help Tim and his family keep their home.

Banks across the state -- and country -- are taking advantage of homeowners in Tim’s situation all the time. Economic Fairness Oregon is pushing state legislators to pass a bill that will address the housing crisis and help people like Tim stay in their homes.

In the meantime, Tim needs public support to pressure Chase to stop the foreclosure.

When news of this story broke earlier in June after Senator Merkley spoke about it on the Senate floor, Chase agreed to delay the foreclosure and told the press they'd work to find a solution for Tim and his family.

But as soon as media attention faded, Chase called Tim and rescheduled the foreclosure for August 9 -- just 10 days before Aaron returns from Iraq.

Every day that this issue is not resolved Aaron has to worry about his family and where they'll live even as he’s risking his life in Iraq.

Sign here to tell Chase that we're still watching and urge them to honor their promise to find a solution for the Collette family:

Save Aaron Collette Home

Thanks for taking action,

- Jess and the Change.org team