The number of homeowners receiving permanent loan modifications under the government’s Making Home Affordable Program continued to shrink in August, even as the number of new admissions to the program ticked upward for the first time in nearly a year. According to the government’s monthly Housing Scorecard and Making Home Affordable (MHA) program report, 33,342 homeowners were approved for permanent loan modifications in August, down from 36,695 the month before. At the same time, the number of n read more Read More at MortgageLoan.com |