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What Should Be Done To Help Underwater Borrowers?

Dennis Norman

Last week I did a post about the Obama Administrations’ Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and showed how it really has not been effective in helping keep families in their homes and avoid foreclosure as was the intention by the administration. When my kids tell me they don’t like the way I want them

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Mortgage Programs Fall Short in Keeping Homeowners out of Foreclosure

To alleviate some suffering by homeowners, the Obama Administration introduced the “Making Homes Affordable” plan last March. Unfortunately, the plan has not yet had the intended effect.

Article by the Grand Law Firm

Economists debate whether or not the country is actually currently in a recession. Some say that there are positive signs that we have reached

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Freddie Mac offers loan modification “room service” to help borrowers

Dennis Norman

By: Dennis Norman

Here is some information agents should share with clients that may be struggling to keep up with their payments on their mortgage, or struggling to get through the paperwork and other requirements for a loan modification under the Affordable Refinance Program.

Freddie Mac has launched an effort to help borrowers delinquent borrowers obtain

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Appraisal, Loan Modification and Foreclosure Lawsuits Soar

Dennis Norman

A surge in litigation tied to real estate appraisals, loan modifications and foreclosures contributed to a 54 percent increase in mortgage-related lawsuits, according to the second quarter Mortgage Litigation Report from MortgageDaily.com.

During the second quarter, 125 cases were tracked, jumping from an already active 81 first quarter cases. The second quarter of 2008 had

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Help for your clients needing loan modifications

Dennis Norman

By: Dennis Norman

Today as an unfortunate result of the downturn in the real estate market and economy, agents are hearing from past clients that are struggling to keep up with their mortgages and looking for help. 
Many borrowers have heard of the Making Home Affordable Program and are interested in finding out if they qualify

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