When you apply for a mortgage modification, one of the key components of the loan mod package is the hardship letter that explains why you're making the request. Learning the proper format and ...

ATLANTA - Let’s say you bought your present home in November of 2018, just about a year ago. You wanted a fixed-rate loan, so you selected a reputable lender, who offered a 30-year loan fixed at 4.75% ...

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Although not yet adopted by any state, the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act aims to clarify and simplify the law governing mortgage modifications by creating brightline safe harbors for common ...

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 ...

CRED iQ’s research team has been closely monitoring loan modifications during this period of significantly elevated interest rates. As expected, loan modifications surged in 2023 as borrowers worked ...

The Internal Revenue Service has released a revenue procedure dealing with the tax effects on securitized mortgages that have been modified to avoid foreclosures. Revenue Procedure 2008-28 describes ...

For the first weeks of the coronavirus crisis, mortgage servicers were in triage mode. As the government issued a flurry of measures to deal with financial hardships resulting from widespread economic ...

(NNPA) – Looking to enhance the success of its signature remedy for the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration recently announced a new thrust to spur lenders to increase the number of permanent ...

There’s been a lot of talk lately about loan modifications for homeowners facing foreclosure, a discussion that reached a crescendo on Wednesday when the White House announced details of its “Making ...