October 15, 2008
Sun coverage: Columbia family loses townhouse to foreclosure
Kwaku Atta Poku and his family lost their Columbia home through a foreclosure. Clockwise from top are Kwaku, daughter Afua, 3, son Kofi, 4, son Kofi Jr., 4 weeks, wife Beatrice, and daughter Amma, 20 months. (Photo by Doug Kapustin / December 22, 2007)
New laws too late in loss of home
Ghanaian immigrant continues struggle, says options limited
High court upholds foreclosure for Columbia man
The Columbia taxi driver who lost his house despite never missing a mortgage payment suffered another setback yesterday when Maryland's highest court dismissed his challenge to the foreclosure, quashing housing advocates' hope that a successful appeal would have prompted change in state law.
Foreclosure victim seeks relief from Maryland Court of Appeals
A lawyer for Kwaku Atta Poku, the Columbia cab owner from Ghana who lost his house to foreclosure although he had made every mortgage payment, tried yesterday to convince skeptical Maryland Court of Appeals judges that they can grant him a legal way to recoup his financial losses without undermining the state's real estate system.
Evicted owner to air appeal
Kwaku Atta Poku, the Columbia cab owner who lost his family's townhouse to foreclosure after a refinancing, despite having made every mortgage payment, is to get another chance to present his case today in Maryland's highest court.
Court to hear foreclosure case
The Maryland Court of Appeals has agreed to hear arguments in the foreclosure case of Kwaku Atta Poku, the Columbia cab owner who lost his home after refinancing, despite making every mortgage payment.
Displaced by foreclosure, family finds rental home
Kwaku Atta Poku, the Columbia taxi owner who lost his family's townhouse to foreclosure despite making every mortgage payment, is moving to a new rental home, thanks to help from a community group using a new state program to help them recover.
Foreclosure only part of family's troubles
Efforts are under way in Howard County to help Kwaku Atta Poku, the Columbia cab owner who lost his home to foreclosure through no fault of his own, but for now he and his family continue to struggle financially.
Attorneys in foreclosure case return to court
Lawyers for Kwaku Atta Poku, a Columbia taxi owner who lost his townhouse to foreclosure and eviction through no fault of his own, are back in court seeking help for him.
Help for homeowners
Maryland law should give homeowners more notice of foreclosure attempts and more time to defend themselves, state officials said yesterday.
Out of townhouse, but not by choice
Kwaku Atta Poku had seemed to find his own American dream.
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