Another foreclosure story from Jacksonville
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QuoteJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - She may live in an epicenter of the U.S. housing crisis, but Vickie Lewis is far from any stereotype conjured up in coverage of the record number of Americans whose homes are in foreclosure.
She is not a real estate speculator, house flipper or rental-property investor. She did not lie about her income or buy more house than she could afford. She was not lured into an adjustable mortgage with a teaser rate that later went through the roof. She has never tapped her equity with a second mortgage or a refi. She even has about 20 percent equity left in her home.
No, what happened to Vickie Lewis could happen to anyone: She got sick, lost her job and fell behind on her house payments.