foreclosure prevention: Free Mortgage Assistance from HUD - 09/03/11 11:44 AM
“HUD ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $10 MILLION IN COUNSELING GRANTS
 TO HELP FAMILIES DEAL WITH MORTGAGE MODIFICATION AND MORTGAGE SCAMS

In an effort to help families keep their homes and avoid mortgage scams, HUD today (09/02/11/) announced more than $10 million in housing counseling grants. This is unspent funding from the 2010 appropriation that was re-competed and awarded to HUD-approved counseling agencies.
The funding is predominately for foreclosure prevention counseling, assistance with application to Federal and other mortgage modification and loss mitigation programs, and related outreach. It will also support outreach and counseling efforts designed to identify and assist victims of mortgage modification … (4 comments)