home loan

    By Laura Rowley

    | 4:00PM 8/25/2011
    Financial advice columnist Laura Rowley recently received an email from a homeowner who had negotiated a successful mortgage modification, but may end up as a short-sale candidate anyway -- because she can't finance home repairs. Her options are limited, but possible solutions do exist.

    By The Associated Press

    | 9:45PM 11/16/2010
    In a Senate panel hearing Monday, the Iowa attorney general said the problems in the home-loan industry extend well beyond just "robo-signing." A system-wide overhaul is needed, he said. But banks say any mistakes were merely procedural. Were homeowners wrongly forced out of their homes?

    By Danny King

    | 8:30PM 10/07/2010
    Putting the brakes on the bill, which the House of Representatives passed in April and the Senate approved last month, signals caution at a time when allegations of flawed foreclosure documents are popping up across the nation.

    By Dawn Kawamoto

    | 12:33PM 10/07/2010
    The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to a bargain-basement 4.27% for the week ending Oct. 7, a new record low, Freddie Mac announced Thursday. That's down from the 4.32% rate last week, and way below the 4.87% rate that prevailed at this time last year.

    By Amy Pyle

    | 3:00PM 4/26/2010
    Loan modification scams just won't go away, with new reports daily. But now a coalition of nonprofits has come together to make it easier to report the scams to authorities via a new electronic form. The form adds to an already robust effort by one of the partners, NeighborWorks -- detailed...

    By Ann Brenoff

    | 2:00PM 3/09/2010
    This is enough to make me want to move to Pennsylvania. The state will give you a loan of up to $60,000 to pay your mortgage and taxes to keep your house if you lose your job. Whoever thought of this program, I am sending you cyber hugs. No, no, actually, I am nominating you for president. You...

    By Douglas McIntyre

    | 11:00AM 12/06/2009
    The idea behind the $75 billion Home Affordable Mortgage Program is to give homeowners facing foreclosure a means to get lower monthly payments and stay in their houses. The participants must successfully complete a trial period and provide additional documentation to prove that they're able to...