A loan program that can help with housing costs is flying under the radar in Berkshire County. The Home Modification Loan Program is a state-funded initiative that provides up to $50,000 in financing ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How to manage your mortgage when you've been laid off The fear of layoffs has been strong in the past few years—and for federal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What Is a Loan Modification? Can It Help Homeowners in Trouble? A loan modification is often billed as a lifeline for homeowners ...

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 ...

FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair has announced that IndyMac Federal Bank FSB will implement a new program to systematically modify troubled mortgages. The program is designed to achieve affordable and ...

Mortgage forbearance allows you to pause your mortgage payments, usually for up to six months, during a period of financial hardship. If you’re unable to resume payments when forbearance ends, you may ...

After her husband lost his tech job in 2008, Lisa Eidner of Mahwah, N.J., asked the couple's mortgage servicer to lower their monthly payments. The company agreed to a temporary cut but sent the ...

Apparently the easiest way to get a loan modification these days is to have a news reporter make a call for you. That seems to have been the case for Maria C. Nido, a friendly and humble 55-year-old ...

The fear of layoffs has been strong in the past few years—and for federal workers, that fear only continues to grow. After all, an unexpected layoff is sure to cause stress and financial uncertainty ...