Home reclaimer Gayla Newsome still in her home!

The house had been sitting vacant since Gayla and her three daughters were evicted from their West Oakland home last summer.   Now we have learned that the eviction may have been illegal!

December is bonus time for the Wall Street execs that crashed our economy by recklessly gambling with our homes and jobs.  But for millions of regular people, the 99%, every day is a struggle. Instead of bonuses we get layoff notices and foreclosure evictions. Rather than rewarding themselves for destroying families, 1% bankers like those at JPMorgan Chase need to do the right thing and ensure that Gayla can stay in her home.

Gayla stood up to Chase Bank and told them she's not leaving.  Click here to tell Chase Bank to let her stay and make it official by giving her a permanent, affordable loan modification.

It's been an eventful week since she reclaimed her home with the support of ACCE, Occupy Oakland and her neighbors.  After moving into her home, she led a delegation to Chase to try to work things out. There Chase employees told her they thought that the eviction actions of her 2nd mortage company, Residential Capital Mortgage Income Fund, were potentially fraudulent. In solidarity, 15 people in San Diego visited Residential’s San Diego-based CEO and got a commitment to halt any legal action.

BUT THAT COULD CHANGE AT ANY MOMENT!  JP Morgan Chase has the power to make things right by working with Gayla.

Tell Chase that Gayla is not leaving! Chase can work with both Gayla and Residential to stop the fraudulent eviction and replace it with a fair and permanent loan modification.

Gayla is fighting for herself but also for all of West Oakland, which is ground zero of the foreclosure crisis at the heart of our economic devastation. Foreclosures are so pervasive that one investor has bought up over 170 properties. As I write this, Gayla is working hard to expand her support by talking to faith leaders, elected officials and community members about taking a public stand with her.  With your help, she will keep the pressure mounting on Chase Bank.

Thank you for your continued support for Gayla and for all of us fighting to hold banks accountable.

In Solidarity,

Vivian Richardson, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE)