The government finally seems to be making progress in its efforts to stem the foreclosure crisis. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials say lenders extended loan-modification offers to 40,000 ...

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Deborah Brown is running out of time. About a week ago, her bank told her she would face foreclosure if she didn’t clear ...

Derek Smith of Winston-Salem was three months behind in his mortgage payments when he first heard about the State Home Foreclosure Prevention Project. He found out about the emergency ...

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Friday that it will expand its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those with heavy debt loads avoid losing their homes. The Home ...

More than 2,000 North Carolina homeowners have avoided foreclosure through the State Home Foreclosure Prevention Project during the last 10 months, officials said Wednesday. More than 2,000 North ...

One year after a coalition of state agencies made its first report on Maryland’s soaring foreclosure numbers to Gov. Martin O’Malley, those same agencies on Monday said resulting legislation has ...

The Obama administration’s main initiative to help struggling borrowers avoid foreclosure could soon be killed in the House, where many Republican lawmakers have complained about the program’s ...

— -- Most of the Obama administration's foreclosure-prevention programs announced in 2009 and 2010 have fallen short of stated goals. How programs compare: Home AffordableModification Program ...

Actually, I meant to say "the housing bubble," but in top policy circles it might be easier to get a discussion going on sex. The NYT's lead editorial defends the Obama administration's housing ...

Donna Denby used to sell antique buttons — most of them made before 1930, some adorned with early Disney characters, and no two alike — but in 2020, the pandemic effectively shut down her business.

Deborah Brown is running out of time. About a week ago, her bank told her she would face foreclosure if she didn’t clear her mortgage debt soon. The next step is a notice giving her 30 days to cure ...