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% ...

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 ...

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 purpose of this letter is to address questions regarding whether adverse action notices under Regulation B (Equal Credit Opportunity) are required for mortgage loan modification declinations, ...

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 ...

On January 6, the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations (T.D. 9513) under U.S. Treasury Department Regulation Section 1.1001-3 clarifying that a change in the issuer’s credit quality ...

Many people facing foreclosure have successfully made the trial mortgage modification payments required of them, but they’ve been unable to get their banks to make the modifications permanent. For ...

Loan modifications and short-term loan extensions have been popular tactics among borrowers and lenders on loans backing properties facing vacancy and value declines since the pandemic. A staggering ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expected to unveil a mass loan-modification plan at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday on its Web site. The ...