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 ...

USDA loans: With a USDA loan, you can modify your mortgage with an extended term of up to 40 years, reduce the interest rate ...

If you’re seeking more affordable mortgage payments, a loan modification or a refinance could both help. Loan modifications are for homeowners experiencing financial hardship who are unable to make ...

Your lender might just play ball.

If you’re struggling to make your monthly mortgage payment, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have a new loan modification program so your home stays out of foreclosure — and you stay put. The program, ...

One thing I've learned about many loan modification companies is that they will take your credit score, and crush it. Some will tell their customers to stop paying their mortgage. The thought is a ...

The Obama Administration is gearing up to play hardball with mortgage companies that only temporarily lower struggling homeowners’ monthly payments. But as the drive to make more loan modifications ...

A common, and a venerable, question when modifying a mortgage loan — should the mortgage lender record the modification of the mortgage in the land records? Recording a mortgage serves two primary ...