In prior posts we have discussed some ways the government is providing opportunities to help borrowers who are struggling with their mortgage payment to try and keep their house. We discussed the HAMP program, which is a government loan modification program that helps qualified consumers make adjustments to their mortgage payments in hopes to be able to keep their house. The government recognizes that not all of these people will still be able to keep their house, so they have provided a program to help those that do need to give up their home, to do it with some extra money.
The Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) program is a government program that helps borrowers who have tried the HAMP program and have failed to be able to get rid of their house, with the possibility of receiving up to $3000 cash. For borrowers who have qualified for the HAMP program and still fail to make payments, HAFA can help you with a short sale or Died-in-Lieu foreclosure while at the same time sending you off with up to $3000 cash for “moving expenses.” If you have exhausted all possible ways to modify your loan and are still unable to afford your home, this may be a great option for you. Learn more about HAFA here.


For the first time since December of 2008, the DOW closed up four days consecutively. This rally in the stock market is being led by the financial institutions, as many of them saw their stock go up anywhere from 40-100% in just a week. This recent return of confidence in lending institutions is good news for your mortgage and loan modification. Both Bank of America and Citi Group announced this week that they are well capitalized and are actually yielding profits in the current quarter. Both feel that they will not need further government funding to keep them alive, as both have recieved tens of billions of dollars from the government.
In the past couple of weeks, President Obama and government agencies have been working hard to assist people across the country in working out their mortgage. Considering the current estimate for delinquent houses is roughly 10% and the FDIC is predicting that 1 out of every 3 houses will be delinquent by 2010, this has become a top priority for President Obama.