The government finally seems to be making progress in its efforts to stem the foreclosure crisis. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials say lenders extended loan-modification offers to 40,000 ...
Recent changes to the federal foreclosure-prevention program were billed as helping the unemployed, but in the long run, they actually make it harder for people without jobs to keep their homes. When ...
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Friday that it will expand its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those with heavy debt loads avoid losing their homes. The Home ...
When it comes to President Barack Obama's promise to create a foreclosure prevention fund, he's kept to the letter of law, but his administration has completely failed to meet its spirit. For that, we ...
The state’s main foreclosure prevention effort — the HomeKeeper program — has used less than 10 percent of its federal funding since it was started in May 2011, drawing criticism that it is doing too ...
When the Great Recession struck in 2008, like so many working families in Massachusetts and around the country, my family was hit hard. My husband, who was a truck driver, went from working 56 hours a ...
The governing council of the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. is taking steps to establish a permanent program seeking to protect its older residents with reverse mortgages from foreclosure. In ...
The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority is hosting a free foreclosure prevention webinar later this month. On Tuesday, June 24 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Connecticut homeowners can attend the virtual ...