It now looks like the coming wave of foreclosures will be headed by homeowners stuck in an Option Arm, Negative Amortization (Neg Am) loan. These are mortgage loans whereby the homeowner has the option of paying less than an interest only payment and the difference is added onto the principle balance. In a short period [...]
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The Federal Trade Commission Issues a Warning on Deceptive Mortgage Advertisements
April 20th, 2010 
admin The FTC remains busy on both the mortgage and loan modification fronts. After filing complaints and shuttering several loan modification shops in an action announced on April 6th, 2009, the FTC has issued a warning on deceptive mortgage advertisements. Deception has played a big role in current mortgage meltdown which probably has homeowners struggling with [...]
Loan Modification Primer
January 1st, 2010 admin What is a Loan Modification? The technical answer is the amendment of the loan to re-amortize or alter the schedule of payments for the remaining balance and/or extend the current term of the loan in order to reduce the monthly payment, the
