Fewer homeowners with mortgage loan modifications are falling back into default, casting doubt on predictions that most of these borrowers will eventually go into foreclosure anyway.
A new report found that homeowners who obtained loan modifications in 2009 were about half as likely to become seriously delinquent within six months as were borrowers whose mortgages were modified the year before. That’s according to the State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group, which released the report Tuesday. Recent modifications more likely to reduce payments read more Read More at MortgageLoan.com |