May 10, 2012 (Shirley Allen) Proprietary loan modifications increased slightly in March, but a decline in HAMP modifications left the total amount of completed modifications almost unchanged from the previous month according to HOPE NOW, the voluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors. […]

April 3, 2012 (Shirley Allen) Proprietary loan modifications fell over 20 percent in February while the spike in foreclosure starts and sales that occurred in January fell back to December’s levels according to HOPE NOW, the voluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors. […]

March 12, 2012 (Shirley Allen) The first month of the New Year saw a surge in foreclosure starts with over 31,000 more homeowners seeing their properties fall into the foreclosure process in January than in December, and for the first time since October 2009, foreclosure sales outpaced loan modifications. […]

February 17, 2012 (Shirley Allen) Total permanent loan modifications declined by 40 percent from 2010 to 2011 with completed proprietary modifications nearly double those completed by the government’s HAMP program according to HOPE NOW, the voluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors […]

January 20, 2012 (Shirley Allen) Both proprietary and government loan modifications increased slightly in November according to HOPE NOW, the voluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors, while foreclosure starts fell over 20 percent. […]

November 21, 2011 (Shirley Allen) Proprietary loan modifications declined by almost 10 percent from August to September according to HOPE NOW, the voluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors. Meanwhile, loan modifications through the federal government’s HAMP program surged 58 percent. […]