Arizona has received $1.45 million in federal funding to help the state’s growing number of homeowners facing foreclosure.

The money is part of the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program, and it’s the first federal money dedicated solely to foreclosure prevention to reach Arizona.

Last month, 2,250 families in metro Phoenix lost their homes to foreclosure. That’s the highest monthly rate for defaults in the Valley since 1990, according to the Information Market.

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Arizona gets foreclosure aid funding