Personal Lending

If you need to stop foreclosure and search the internet looking for help, you will find all kinds of sites making all kinds of promises. There are a lot of self appointed “foreclosure specialists”. However, I do not know of any government or private organization that certifies “foreclosure specialists”. Also, it is suspect that most [...]

One of the problems with any plan to stop foreclosure is that homeowners who are behind in their payments invariably end up the targets of massive mailing and phone call marketing campaigns from foreclosure help companies who are offering their services. With so many potential scams operating in the real estate and mortgage industries, though, [...]

Foreclosure can be a difficult situation, no matter how you handle it. It can happen to any homeowner. How they handle the situation will determine their chances of keeping their home or losing it. Some homeowners are determined to go it alone. These indomitable individuals refuse to accept help no matter how dire their situation [...]

In September, foreclosure rates were up 46% in Washington over last year at this time. As more people are faced with this difficult situation, I guess it is inevitable that more and more con artists will emerge to try to take advantage of those in this vulnerable position. This article will look at some of [...]

Major news services recently reported that mortgage foreclosures have increased as much as 62% over last year. They are also stating the worse is yet to come and there will not be a soft landing for the housing crisis. These numbers are staggering, frightening, and will have a direct effect on our countries economy for [...]

For a family that has never experienced it before, foreclosure can be a bewildering and confusing experience, not to mention the massive amounts of stress it can generate in people who are in danger of losing their homes. Unfortunately, homeowners in desperate situations often turn to various sources of advice that may provide somewhat varying [...]

Most homeowners in foreclosure eventually turn to a source of outside help to receive assistance to save their homes. This may be through consulting with an attorney to discuss filing bankruptcy to stop foreclosure, applying for a bailout loan from a mortgage broker, or seeking loss mitigation assistance from a foreclosure help company. With record [...]

As millions of loans are now adjusting and as hundreds of thousands of those loans are in or headed for foreclosure, many homeowners are turning to real estate agents to help them in their hour of need. Unfortunately, most real estate agents are not properly trained to handle the complexities of negotiating with a bank [...]