HAMP SERVICERS as of Nov. 12, 2009.

The First Step: Understanding Some Common Foreclosure Terms  (Creditor Comment) Kristin A. Schuler-Hintz helps the distressed homeowner understand some of the terms and options when facing foreclosure.

Subprime Loans – Where It All Began A look at how the subprime mortgage market grew, and then imploded.

Article on Debt Collectors Taking Over Mortgages.

Wikipedia Analysis of Sub Prime Mortgage Morass.

Dilemma of Negative Equity.

Defaults in High End Homes.

Mortgage Rates at Historic Lows.

Government Accounting Office June 2010 Report on Troubled Asset Relief Program(TARP).

Refi’s Up but Sales are Down.

Mortgage Bankers Association Report on 8.8% increase in Mortgage Applications in Last Week of June.

Fannie-Freddie Bailout Costing Taxpayers Almost $1 Trillion.

Beware of Mortgage Scams.

Industry Blog on Reverse Mortgages Slowing Down.

Industry Blog on Fourth Month of Falling Mortgage Delinquencies.

New Home Sales Plunge 33% to Lowest since 1963.

Mortgage Rates at Historic Low.

House Oversight Committee Slams Mortgage Lenders on Modifications.

Former Fannie Mae Exec Bashes Loan Mod Program.

Deeds-in-Lieu Gaining Ground as Foreclosure Alternative.

California Gives Help to Underwater Mortgages.

Interview with Yuri Shestopaloff, author of new book Mortgages and Annuities: An Introduction.

RealtyTrac Report on Falling Foreclosures and Increasing Repossessions as the Industry Manages Inventory.

Both Sides of the Countrywide Settlement.

Most Mortgage Modifications Default within 12 Months.

Advice on How to Hold on to Your Home.

Big Changes to Mortgage Modifications Effective June 1, 2010.

HAMP: Help or Hindrance?

Profits in the Foreclosure Business.

Considering the Risks of Strategic Defaults.

RealtyTrac Forecasts 20% Increase in Foreclosures for 2010.

National Bureau of Economic Research published paper blaming BAPCPA for increased mortgage defaults.

Industry Blog on Eliminating Fannie and Freddie.

Permanent HAMP Modifications Increase 13% in April.

Article and Graphs on 9% Reduction in Foreclosure Rate for April 2010.

Rising Use of Short Sales as a Loss Mitigation Tool.

House sales up 27% in March!

10 Worst States for Mortgage Fraud.

Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network launched.

Strategic Defaults Outpacing HAMP Modifications.

Tax Credits Pushing Sale of Existing Homes by 5.3%.

U.S. Treasury Secretary has Harsh Words for Mortgage Servicers.

Article on Cutting Mortgage Loan Balances.

Foreclosures On Route to 1 Million in 2010.

Increased Defaults even after Loan Modifications.

Mortgage Delinquencies Decline for Second Straight Month.

Article comparing Short Sales to Foreclosure.

More Carrots, No Stick in latest Plan to Reduce Principal in Mortgage Mods.

FHA Loan Disaster-Florida Condos.

Serial Filers Keeping Foreclosure at Bay.

Mortgage Performance Declines for Seventh Straight Quarter.

Depressed Housing Market brings Return of the House Flippers.