Discover how loan modification can help you avoid foreclosure, understand government programs available, and learn the steps to apply effectively.

A mortgage loan modification can offer an opportunity for borrowers to get their monthly payment on their mortgage reduced to an amount they can afford. A mortgage loan modification may extend the ...

Loan modifications are a long-term mortgage relief option for borrowers experiencing financial hardship, such as loss of income due to illness. A modification typically changes the loan’s rate, term ...

The Flex Modification program helps homeowners experiencing financial hardship to extend their loan term and reduce principal and interest payments. The program can reduce payments by up to 20 percent ...

FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair has announced that IndyMac Federal Bank FSB will implement a new program to systematically modify troubled mortgages. The program is designed to achieve affordable and ...

The Obama Administration is gearing up to play hardball with mortgage companies that only temporarily lower struggling homeowners’ monthly payments. But as the drive to make more loan modifications ...

The purpose of this letter is to address questions regarding whether adverse action notices under Regulation B (Equal Credit Opportunity) are required for mortgage loan modification declinations, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. program aimed at helping struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure has been oversold by the Treasury Department and is likely to be a failure when it wraps up in 2012, a ...

With the help of Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Nido was seeking a loan modification with her servicer, Utah-based Select Portfolio Servicing. Mortgage services are not lenders, but are essentially ...

Help is available for residents with mobility difficulties who want to stay in their homes. Michaela Grady, a housing planner ...

WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - A U.S. program aimed at helping struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure has been oversold by the Treasury Department and is likely to be a failure when it wraps up in ...