Mortgage Assistance

At last, their first

2007-11-27 15:39:12

By Diane Wedner, Times Staff Writer TODAY'S roiling mortgage market and still-high prices have made buying an entry-level house in Southern California seem about as likely for struggling first-time buyers as owning a villa at Italy's Lake Como. At least,...

Emergency Mortgage Assistance

2013-04-17 10:48:00

Connecticut’s Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (EMAP) can help homeowners facing foreclosure. It offers loans to help homeowners who have fallen behind or anticipate falling behind on their mortgage payments due to temporary financial...

State rushing to meet deadline for mortgage help

2011-09-29 16:35:00

State housing officials are working feverishly to beat a heck of a deadline: Finish processing enough applications by the end of Friday to make nearly $57 million in emergency loans to homeowners facing foreclosure — or give whatever they can't...

Online portal developed to help homeowners in foreclosure mediation

2011-08-17 11:43:00

The online portal HOPE LoanPort and GMAC Mortgage have teamed up on a program to allow Maryland homeowners and participating mortgage servicers to exchange documents in foreclosure mediation cases electronically. The statewide program, announced by...

Improvement in mortgage delinquencies in Maryland slows

2011-08-22 15:35:00

The number of Maryland homeowners who are behind on their mortgages still is falling, but the pace of that decline has slowed as rising unemployment puts more pressure on borrowers, numbers released Monday show. The number of borrowers who were at...

Troubled homeowners still have time to get mortgage assistance

2011-09-05 18:15:00

Help still is available for Marylanders at risk of losing their homes because they lost a job, their pay was cut or earnings reduced because of an illness. But time is running out. Homeowners facing foreclosure on their primary residence must get...

Mortgage assistance effort to go late into the night

2011-09-30 17:28:25

State housing officials were preparing to work late into the night Friday as the deadline loomed to get federal mortgage help to struggling Maryland homeowners. Maryland's Department of Housing and Community Development has nearly $57 million in...

Important program

2011-07-07 16:38:00

A program that has helped tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians facing mortgage foreclosure may be ending. Gov. Tom Corbett’s original budget plan did not include funding for the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program. The House has...

Time is ticking down for homeowners emergency loans

2011-07-15 11:47:41

Three Somerset County families have taken an opportunity to avoid foreclosure by participating in a new emergency mortgage loan program that is rapidly moving toward finality, according to state officials. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is...

Local impact of state budget is unclear

2011-06-30 17:58:00

It is still not clear how the state budget signed by Gov. Tom Corbett will affect Somerset County. Corbett signed the $27.2 billion spending plan Thursday evening. Breakdowns on how much money will be distributed to the counties will not be available for...

Activists Call For Home Mortgage Program To Be Re-Funded.

2011-09-27 16:22:26

Monday Morning Coffee: Shared Sacrifice, Anyone?

2011-06-06 16:22:31

Newton Sanon, left, and Ada Cole at "Luncheon in the Garden," which benefited H.O.M.E.S. and featured interior designer Cecil Hayes as the guest speaker on June 8. H.O.M.E.S.

2012-06-20 06:37:00

Katharine Barry, left, and Cecil Hayes at "Luncheon in the Garden," which benefited H.O.M.E.S. and featured Hayes, an interior designer, as the guest speaker on June 8. H.O.M.E.S.

2012-06-19 00:00:00

John Michalski, left, and Juan Rojas at H.O.M.E.S.' (Housing Opportunities, Mortgage Assistance and Effective Neighborhood Solutions, Inc.) "Cuban Pig Roast in the Garden," which took place at its administrative offices located in Fort Lauderdale.

2012-04-24 06:30:00