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Watchdog Group: Obama's Mortgage Aid Plan Wastes Billions

Watchdog Group: Obama's Mortgage Aid Plan Wastes Billions

Despite a flurry of recent changes to the program, the Congressional Oversight Panel, chaired by Harvard Prof. Elizabeth Warren, outlines a slew of criticisms in a new report to be released today.

 

BofA to start reducing mortgage principal

BofA to start reducing mortgage principal

Bank of America will on Wednesday announce plans to start forgiving mortgage loan principal for troubled homeowners who owe more than 120 percent of their home's value or are battling ever-expanding "negative amortization" loans.

 

Average Homeowner In Obama Foreclosure Program Underwater, Yet Principal Cuts Rare

Average Homeowner In Obama Foreclosure Program Underwater, Yet Principal Cuts Rare

The average homeowner in the Obama administration's signature foreclosure-prevention program owes more on their mortgage than the home is worth, yet the program does virtually nothing to address this problem, according to a scathing new report by a government watchdog.

 

170,000 get mortgage aid

More than 170,000 troubled homeowners are breathing a lasting sigh of relief now that they've received permanent modifications under the Obama administration's foreclosure prevention program.

 

State helps jobless pay their mortgages

State helps jobless pay their mortgages

An emergency assistance program that saves thousands from foreclosure each year is in the national spotlight.

 

U.S. aims to stop backing mortgages

Uncle Sam is trying to get out of the business of running the U.S. mortgage market. The trick will be withdrawing support without toppling the nation's fragile housing recovery in the process.

 

Pace of mortgage help rising but still slow

Mortgage servicing companies have the complex task of figuring out if millions of borrowers qualify for mortgage modifications. And there has been some progress lately getting homeowners sign up.

 

Housing plan reaches 1 in 5 borrowers

After a slow start, the Obama administration's mortgage relief program has reached one in five eligible homeowners, a government report says.

 

A Scramble to Modify Loans

A Scramble to Modify Loans

Bank of America trails other banks in refinancing mortgages ahead of government deadline.

 

Obama’s mortgage relief plan falling short

The Obama administration’s effort to help homeowners avoid foreclosure may not achieve its goal of helping 3 million to 4 million borrowers, a government watchdog group says.

 

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