A mortgage modification can help you get better terms on your home loan if you’re struggling to make payments. The Flex Modification program is designed to help homeowners who have mortgages that are ...

Loan modifications through the HOPE NOW program increased dramatically in July, soaring 43 percent from the number of completed modifications in June. HOPE NOW, the voluntary, private sector alliance ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, ...

Kenny Mattes sat at his kitchen table and chuckled, bemused and bitter over the pile of paperwork before him – the product of months of haggling and letter-writing over whether his lender could or ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an educator of fintech ...

The number of homeowners who defaulted on their mortgages even after securing cheaper terms through the government’s modification program nearly doubled in March, continuing a trend that could ...