DENVER—The Colorado Foreclosure Hot Line says it had a record month for calls in February.
The Colorado Division of Housing says the hot line received nearly 4,600 calls last month, about 600 more than in the previous record month, of April 2008.
The hot line averaged more than 160 calls per day in February. The typical average is 100 per day.
Officials say the increase may be due to more awareness of the hot line and programs or legislation related to foreclosures.
The hot line connects homeowners in some stage of delinquency or foreclosure to housing counseling agencies for free help in avoiding foreclosure. Since it started operating in October 2006, it has helped 11,000 Coloradans avert foreclosure.
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