Discover the benefits and drawbacks of loan modification programs, eligibility requirements, and alternatives for struggling ...

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 ...

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 ...

Apparently the easiest way to get a loan modification these days is to have a news reporter make a call for you. That seems to have been the case for Maria C. Nido, a friendly and humble 55-year-old ...

A loan program that can help with housing costs is flying under the radar in Berkshire County. The Home Modification Loan Program is a state-funded initiative that provides up to $50,000 in financing ...

If you’re looking for better mortgage terms, loan modification and refinance can be viable options to improve your financial health. Financial struggles can happen to anyone, but homeowners have ...

To bolster its effort to reduce foreclosures, today the Obama administration announced new changes to its Home Affordable Modification Program. The proposed measures include allowing unemployed ...

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 ...

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In recent months, multiple law firms have launched federal securities class actions against SLM Corporation, alleging that it misrepresented rising early stage delinquencies in its private education ...

CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bank of America today announced programs for its mortgage customers serving in the United States military, improving key benefits for those on active duty and ...

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 ...