A loan modification is 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What Is a Loan Modification? Can It Help Homeowners in Trouble? A loan modification is often billed as a lifeline for homeowners ...

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 ...

If you’re struggling to make your monthly mortgage payments or have fallen behind, you may be at risk of losing your home. But depending on the circumstances, you may be eligible for a loan ...

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 ...

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 ...

HOPE NOW released its Q3 2013 data, which shows that approximately 181,000 homeowners received permanent loan modifications from mortgage servicers from July through September of this year. Of the 181 ...

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 ...

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After her husband lost his tech job in 2008, Lisa Eidner of Mahwah, N.J., asked the couple's mortgage servicer to lower their monthly payments. The company agreed to a temporary cut but sent the ...

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 ...