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Have You Received Marketing Materials in the Mail Offering to Refinance Your Mortgage?

by ProPublica, ProPublica - March 19, 2010 4:54 pm EDT

Have you received marketing materials in the mail offering to refinance your mortgage? ProPublica is interested in talking to you. … more

Paul Kiel Talks About the Loan Modification Program

by Mike Webb, ProPublica - March 19, 2010 8:28 am EDT

Out of a potential 3.4 million homeowners, only 169,000 have been approved for permanent loan modifications. We sat down with … more

New Data Shows Loan Mod Logjam Continues; Servicers Must Double-check Denials

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - March 15, 2010 1:06 pm EDT

New data released Friday shows that the story for the government’s foreclosure prevention program remains the same: Mortgage … more

Check Out Our New Loan Mod Page

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - March 8, 2010 9:18 am EDT

Attention, bookmarks! We’ve collected all of our coverage of the government’s mortgage modification program into one place. You … more

The Story So Far on the Gov’t Loan Mod Program

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - March 5, 2010 10:29 am EDT

We’ve created a resource page on the government’s loan modification program that puts all of our reporting in one place. Take a … more

And The World’s Longest Trial Mod Is…

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - February 25, 2010 10:17 am EDT

Earlier this month, we asked our readers to tell us if they’d been stuck in a trial modification in the government’s foreclose … more

Chase and Other Servicers Leave Many in Loan Mod Limbo; Treasury Threatens Penalties

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - February 24, 2010 12:30 pm EDT

About 97,000 homeowners in the government’s mortgage modification program have been stuck in a trial period for over six months. … more

New Data: See the Mortgage Mod Logjam for Each Servicer

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - February 18, 2010 1:41 pm EDT

The logjam of people stuck in trial modifications continues. Data released by the Treasury Department on Wednesday shows that … more

Help ProPublica Find the Homeowner Who’s Been in Loan-Mod Limbo the Longest

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - February 11, 2010 11:58 am EDT

We at ProPublica have been reporting for nearly a year on the troubles of the government’s mortgage modification program. It’s … more

Chase Denied Loan Mods for Now Forbidden Reason—Homeowners in Limbo

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - February 4, 2010 11:57 am EDT

On the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Lesa Herron of Santa Rosa, Calif., opened a letter from Chase Home Finance (PDF). She’d been … more

Logjam Continues for Loan Mods; Big Banks Fare Poorly, Data Show

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - January 19, 2010 8:59 am EDT

The Treasury unveiled (PDF) new data last Friday showing the progress of its major foreclosure prevention program. Treasury … more

Chart: Performance by Mortgage Servicers Through December 2009

January 15, 2010 5:52 pm EDT

Homeowners Say Banks Not Following Rules for Loan Modifications

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - January 14, 2010 10:00 am EDT

Nathan Reynolds is something of an expert on the government’s foreclosure prevention program. A mortgage broker who’s worked in … more

Loan Mod Program Delays Even Worse for Those Struggling Not to Fall Behind

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - December 21, 2009 10:44 am EDT

Since last spring, when President Barack Obama announced his administration’s plan to prevent foreclosures, there’s been a crush … more

Interactive Chart Shows Breakdown of Slow-Moving Loan Mod Program

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - December 11, 2009 12:01 am EDT

Only 31,382 homeowners have been put into permanent mortgage modifications, according to data released Thursday by  the Treasury … more

Homeowners Getting Blame for Lack of Loan Mods, but Evidence Points to Banks and Servicers, Too

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - December 9, 2009 1:12 pm EDT

Why has the administration’s $75 billion mortgage modification program shown such meager results so far? One answer has … more

Treasury Still Vague on Penalties for Loan Mod Laggards

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - November 30, 2009 4:28 pm EDT

The administration’s big mortgage modification program features $50 billion worth of carrots – but the stick part has been … more

Govt’s Attempt to Push Transparency for Mortgage Mods Falls Short

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - November 13, 2009 9:50 am EDT

For months, housing advocates have complained that mortgage servicers are wrongfully denying homeowners’ applications for the … more

The Big Gov’t Mortgage Mod Program: The Latest Numbers

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - November 11, 2009 10:45 am EDT

The administration’s $75 billion mortgage modification program is meant to help 3 million to 4 million homeowners avoid … more

Freddie Mac, Given Oversight of Mortgage Mod Program, Falls Down on Job

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - October 22, 2009 10:38 am EDT

Since its March launch, the government’s $50 billion program to prevent foreclosures has been marked by confusion, delays and … more

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Breaking on the Web: Loan Modification

March 03, 2010

Mortgage Windfall Misses Many Nick Timiraos, Wall Steet Journal ($), March 03, 2010

February 10, 2010

With Little Oversight, Mortgage Servicers Rack Up Complaints Andy Kroll, Mother Jones, February 10, 2010

January 22, 2010

Treasury Weighs Fixes to Foreclosure Program Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, January 22, 2010

January 15, 2010

Is BofA Doing Enough to Help Homeowners? Christina Rexrode, Charlotte Observer, January 15, 2010

December 30, 2009

Billions to Fight Foreclosure, but Few New Loans Michael Powell, New York Times , December 30, 2009

December 04, 2009

Why Many Home Loan Modifications Fail Floyd Norris, New York Times, December 04, 2009

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