Foreclosure Prevention: Mortgage Loan Modification Programs
Instead of modifying the mortgage, lenders sometimes agree to delay a foreclosure for a period of time, temporarily reduce or suspend payments, or set up a .
http://www.massresources.org/foreclosure-loan-modifications.html

A Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure Vs. Mortgage Modification
Jan 13, 2010 . Ever wonder what the benefits and difference is between a deed in lieu of foreclosure and the modification of your mortgage? Read More.
http://www.tsherwoodlaw.com/mortgage-modification-info/mortgage-modification-vs-deed-in-lieu-of-foreclosure/

Terms/Definitions

Down payment

Avoiding Foreclosure/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban - HUD
Second Lien Modification Program (2MP): If your first mortgage was permanently modified under HAMP SM and you have a second mortgage on the same .
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD/topics/avoiding_foreclosure

Interest rate

Help for Homeowners – Wells Fargo
Loan Modification, A modification lowers your monthly payment by changing the . The foreclosure process and the mortgage assistance process may take .
https://www.wellsfargo.com/homeassist/

Property taxes

What went wrong with foreclosure aid programs? – USATODAY.com
Dec 11, 2011 . Steven and Lisa Maultsby outside the home they lost to foreclosure while . modification through the U.S. government's foreclosure-prevention program. . to surrender profits and mortgage servicers with sometimes greater .
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/story/2011-12-11/foreclosure-aid-program-what-went-wrong/51815400/1

Homeowners insurance

Foreclosure Crisis - ProPublica
The Great American Foreclosure Story: The Struggle for Justice and a Place to Call . Many homeowners have received a mortgage modification only to find .
http://www.propublica.org/series/foreclosure-crisis

Loan Modification Vs Foreclosure - Which One Do You Choose?
Mar 23, 2009 . Loan modification vs foreclosure is not a difficult problem. . Many people these days are having major problems with their mortgage loans.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Loan-Modification-Vs-Foreclosure---Which-One-Do-You-Choose?&id=2134737

mortgage modification vs foreclosure insurance

PNC Mortgage - Home Affordable Modification Program
The program has 3 provisions: modification, refinance and foreclosure . 2009; The mortgage payment ratio (including taxes, insurance, and home owners .
http://www.pncmortgage.com/MyMortgage/Account_Center/Having_Trouble_Making_Payments/HomeAffordableModificationProgram.aspx

HOA dues

Bankruptcy Might Help Avoid Foreclosure if Mortgage Modification ...
Bankruptcy can provide a backup plan if modification falls through and you find yourself facing foreclosure, or it might be a better option to start.
http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/does-working-on-a-mortgage-modification-stop-foreclosure/

Loan term

Stopping Foreclosures amid Mortgage Modifications | Center for ...
Nov 16, 2010 . Mortgage servicing companies (and the lenders and investors they work for . and suspend the foreclosure proceedings when a modification is .
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/housing/news/2010/11/19/8697/stopping-foreclosures-amid-mortgage-modifications/

Advanced report

HAMP modification vs. private loan mod: Which is better?
Aug 30, 2010 . Private or proprietary mortgage modifications are outperforming . have gone into foreclosure than have obtained mortgage modifications.
http://library.hsh.com/articles/loan-modifications-help/hamp-modification-vs.-private-loan-mod-which-is-better.html