According to a 12/19/2011 article in the Miami Herald:
"Florida’s mandatory foreclosure mediation program has been terminated, according to a letter signed Monday by Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady.
The program, established in 2009, required lenders to participate in a mediation process with struggling borrowers prior to repossessing a home. In October, a task force of judges recommended that the program be ended, due to its low success rate.
Earlier this year, a report showed that only 4 percent of cases eligible for mediation ended in a settlement.
In many cases, borrowers were not contacted. When they were, the success rate for mediation settlements rose to 27 percent. Settlements can include a loan modification, short sale or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.
Cases currently in line for mediation will continue, but no new cases will be referred to a mediation under the state’s mandatory program."
