loan modification

Nearly two dozen lenders have agreed to participate in a new F.H.A. loan modification program called Short Refi.

Attention delinquent borrowers: If you want to get into the Obama administration's mortgage modification program, you'd better have your paperwork ready.

The Gentrys sought to avoid foreclosure via a government-backed loan modification. But the company that services their loan has a different priority.  

An effort to make applying for a loan modification less cumbersome, why finding a Toyota rental car is getting harder and other consumer-focused items from Thursday's Times.

What's holding up servicers from modifying mortgages? The fax machine.

The Treasury Department reports that fewer than 10% of eligible delinquent home-loan borrowers actually get the help they need through the voluntary mortgage modification program.

Some banks are doing better than others, but Obama administration expects all banks to do more. Bob Moon reports.

Businesses falsely promising to save homeowners from default are bilking customers, sometimes for thousands of dollars.

More than 55,000 troubled homeowners have received loan modification offers under President Obama's foreclosure prevention program, officials said Thursday.

It's a conundrum: If you can't get a loan modification unless you're late on your mortgage payments, is it smart to get behind on purpose?

A new government study reveals Americans are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments, and loan modification plans aimed at helping homeowners aren't working.

Tamara Keith reports.