Government can help you keep your house
The White House’s web site, makinghomeaffordable.gov, is still helping homeowners who are having a tough time making their mortgage payments.
The government’s foreclosure prevention plan helps lower monthly payments for home owners by cutting interest rates or lengthening loan terms. The web site, Making Home [...]
Con artists adapt to savvy public
The FBI and the general public are aware of several mortgage aid scams that con artists tried to conduct during the beginning of the housing crisis. The White House posts warnings against many of these at makinghomeaffordable.gov, the federal Foreclosure Prevention Plan Web site.
But, of [...]
Struggling but not behind
In Part 1 of this Loan Modification series, I talked about the first part of the government’s Foreclosure Prevention Plan. The modification program is available to homeowners who are already three months behind on their mortgage.
If you are not behind on your mortgage but are struggling to [...]
Government launches web site
In order to make its new foreclosure prevention plan easier to use, The Obama White House has launched makinghomeaffordable.gov. The web site answers questions about eligibility, helps people contact loan servicers and offers many other resources.
Help and advice
The web site offers free help for homeowners, but it [...]