Treasury Dept. anti-foreclosure program "abysmal," says watchdog

By David Heath

Desperate homeowners beware: Getting help from the federal government to lower your monthly mortgage bill may actually force you into forec

Loan servicers should notify neighborhoods when abandoning a foreclosure, report says

By Laurel Adams

To prevent the detrimental effects of abandoned home foreclosures, the Federal Reserve and the Office of Comptroller of the Currency should

Where’s the HAMP loan data?

By Julie Vorman

The Treasury Department should stop dragging its feet and release some of the specific loan-level data it has collected from mortgage servic
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Treasury Department holding back on details of mortgage modification program

Just how effective is the Obama Administration’s effort to help homeowners stave off foreclosure? It’s hard to know, in part because detaile

Straining the FHA's umbrella

By Brian Grow and Binyamin Appelbaum

A District nonprofit organization that says it helps cash-strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure is under federal investigation for instead h

Data confirms that securitized mortgages less likely to be modified

By Amy Biegelsen

Government data analyzed by Federal Reserve economists shows what many home owners have already learned the hard way: Consumers have a muc
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Obama's new plan for underwater mortgages may be too little too late

By Michael Hudson

Obama orders Fannie and Freddie to work with borrowers; earlier programs helped only a few

FDIC statement regarding Sheila Bair's dealings with Bank of America

FDIC responds to HPIF story on Sheila Bair's retroactive ethics waiver

Obama housing plan gets faint praise

The president outlined a new plan to help homeowners, GOP presidential candidates rely on free market

The Financial Meltdown: A Glossary

By Kat Aaron

Key terms about the financial meltdown