For 87-year-old Buzz Bogart, this wasn’t about him. It was about his daughter. He drove up from Hollywood to attend the latest foreclosure seminar at the Main Library's financial literacy series in Fort Lauderdale.

Bogart, who was one of more than a dozen in attendance, came to try and gather some information for his daughter, who is beginning to see mortgage troubles, he said.

“I hope to get a good idea of the best way to deal with [the banks],” he said.

Foreclosure programs like these are in increasing demand for people like Bogart, who have quickly found themselves or their families struggling to keep their home. The programs are often simple and free, and focus on teaching residents the basics of how lenders and foreclosure procedures work. And it could hardly be needed more.

Last year Broward County had the nation’s sixth-highest annual foreclosure rate.

Beverly Hanson, 65, of Delray Beach, said free sessions like these are great for people that are falling behind on payments.

“I’m tenacious, I’m not going to let go,” she said. “I’m going to see it through, because it’s my house.”