A mortgage loan modification is a relief option designed for borrowers experiencing long-term financial hardships that make it impossible for them to keep up with payments. The goal is to reduce your ...

A question we’ve received from clients with increased frequency is whether they can forgo recording their loan modification agreement in certain circumstances or jurisdictions without jeopardizing ...

You've probably seen the pitches on TV and the Internet or found them stuffed in your mail: official-looking communications complete with logos and letterheads that look vaguely like those used by the ...

Allison Rinehart's best hope for saving her home isn't the massive federal effort to stem foreclosures. She's been denied, possibly in error, for that plan so she's banking on an alternative mortgage ...

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Jeffrey B. Steiner, a member of DLA Piper LLP, and Zachary Samton, counsel to the firm, write: When amending or modifying a mortgage loan, a lender must consider issues of enforceability against both ...

Financially stressed homeowners looking to cut their mortgage payments through a loan modification, short sale or principal reduction under one of the Obama administration's programs needn't wreck ...

Of course, mortgage delinquencies can have serious consequences, including the most obvious one, foreclosure. But many homeowners also don’t realize just how damaging a single delinquency can be to ...

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