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Tanya Dennis, Oakland: HOME SAVED
In 2009 Tanya fell behind on her loan after having to endure major surgery, which kept her out of work for 18 months and left her with huge medical bills. For months she struggled to catch up. She went back and forth with Wells-Fargo for months, but they refused to offer a reasonable modification, and then they evicted her out of her home of 27 years.
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So she made a decision to reclaim her house! She went back with a locksmith and moved back in with her granddaughter and declared that she wasn't leaving without a fight.
Her story got national coverage: http://www.baycitizen.org/housing/story/fighting-eviction-breaking-back/
After a number of actions, emails and calls, she finally was offered a permanent modification and a principal reduction from Wells-Fargo in August of 2011. She is back in her home and has continued to be a leader in the movement to hold banks accountable.
Click here to read about the day her victory was announced: http://www.baycitizen.org/housing/story/squatting-homeowner-beats-bank/