A Maryland woman is fighting for her life and fighting to stay in her home.
Yvonne Gipson was slated to be evicted Tuesday, Dec. 6th, but her daughter got an extension until the end of January so she could spend her last Christmas at home.
"I feel very much at peace here," said Gipson.
The-76-year-old loves her home by the bay in Annapolis. She built it 12 years ago.
A little over a year ago, Gipson was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. At the time, she was in the midst of a battle with her bank when HSBC took ownership of the house.
"And now that they’re having me move I feel like they’re tearing me apart," she explained.
"She's dying and this turmoil affects the quality of time we have with her," said her daughter Vickie.
It is a difficult time for the family. The 76-year-old is in hospice care. They're trying to make the most of the time they have together but when Gipson fell behind on her mortgage in 2009, the fight to keep her home began – as did with so many Americans during the housing crisis.
"You (HSBC) were mad because she fought it. If you feel you were truly wronged you have a right to fight and now they are preying on her because she is in a vulnerable situation and they are taking advantage," said Vickie.
Yvonne Gipson is a former loan officer and uncovered what she says is fraud by the bank, but to beat today’s eviction deadline the bank made her an offer – no more lawsuits.
"They didn’t do it (take the home) correctly and I take umbrage with that, so I am still fighting," she said.
The Gipson's have called the States Attorney's office, FBI, and Sheriff's Department. We talked to a housing advocate in Anne Arundel County familiar with the case and she said since the eviction originates from a foreclosure they're hands are tied.
The banks did not offer comment for this story but they did offer to pay for the Gipson's storage and moving expenses.
