The government finally seems to be making progress in its efforts to stem the foreclosure crisis. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials say lenders extended loan-modification offers to 40,000 ...

— -- Most of the Obama administration's foreclosure-prevention programs announced in 2009 and 2010 have fallen short of stated goals. How programs compare: Home AffordableModification Program ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) says that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (the GSEs) assisted 130,000 homeowners with one or more of their foreclosure prevention programs in the fourth quarter of ...

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Friday that it will expand its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those with heavy debt loads avoid losing their homes. The Home ...

EASTON Mid-Shore Pro Bono's Foreclosure Prevention Project is helping local families facing foreclosure find their way through the maze of legalities and mountain of paperwork, and, in many cases, ...

One year after a coalition of state agencies made its first report on Maryland’s soaring foreclosure numbers to Gov. Martin O’Malley, those same agencies on Monday said resulting legislation has ...

Donna Denby used to sell antique buttons — most of them made before 1930, some adorned with early Disney characters, and no two alike — but in 2020, the pandemic effectively shut down her business.

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Deborah Brown is running out of time. About a week ago, her bank told her she would face foreclosure if she didn’t clear ...

Donna Denby used to sell antique buttons — most of them made before 1930, some adorned with early Disney characters, and no two alike — but in 2020, the pandemic effectively shut down her business.

More than 2,000 North Carolina homeowners have avoided foreclosure through the State Home Foreclosure Prevention Project during the last 10 months, officials said Wednesday. More than 2,000 North ...