Archive for March, 2009

Loan Servicers Sloppiness Exposed

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

For quite some time, there have been complaints that the reason why so many homeowners have defaulted, and foreclosure levels are so high, is because “they don’t have enough skin in the game.” The theory is that homeowners who have put little-to-nothing down on their home purchase are more likely to default than those who’ve contributed a substantial down payment, because they have less to lose if their home goes to foreclosure. By extension, it is believed that those with larger down payments will exert more effort to avoid foreclosure and keep their homes.

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HOPE NOW Continues to Fudge Loan Modification Numbers

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

HOPE NOW reported loan modification numbers just recently, and there’s been an interesting change. What’s been nice in the past is they’ve been relatively consistent in the numbers that they report, as well as how they report them. Previously, it’s been fairly easy to see if loan modification numbers were increasing, decreasing, or treading water.

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