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 ...

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 federal Home Affordable Modification Program, which is designed to guide the modification process to the benefit of the lender (not the borrower), has helped 12 percent of a potential 3 million ...

In the post-pandemic era, mortgage rates hit their highest level in years as the Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate to fight inflation. Compare your top mortgage loan rates now. "As ...

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 people struggling with huge debts and financial hardships can make use of the loan modification programs intended to support such individuals. The hopes of the homeowners who struggle to avoid ...

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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If you can't make your next mortgage payment, you're not alone: More than 3% of mortgages are in some stage of delinquency, according to analytics firm Cotality, from borrowers just 30 days overdue to ...