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 ...

Allison Rinehart's best hope for saving her home isn't the massive federal effort to stem foreclosures. She's been denied, possibly in error, for that plan so she's banking on an alternative mortgage ...

20,666 mortgages changed under government program BofA has 240,000 mortgages in trial modifications CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 12 (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp completed 20,666 mortgage modifications ...

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 ...

If you’re struggling to make your monthly mortgage payment, losing your home can become an all-encompassing fear. But, there are two lifelines available through the federal government: the Home ...

Bank of America has announced that it has completed nearly 21,000 mortgage modifications under the federal government's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), according to the bank's latest ...

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 ...

Evidence continues to mount against President Obama’s Home Affordable Modification Program. The ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Daryl Issa, R-Calif., ...

The Home Affordable Modification Program will expire at the end of this year, and experts from the industry talked about its replacement: One Mod: Principles for Post-HAMP Loan Modification at the ...

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 ...

A loan modification and a mortgage refinance generally address the same desire: to lower the monthly payment on your home. However, the two options are intended for homeowners in very different ...