Troubled homeowners wrestle with loan holders
Troubled homeowners wrestle with loan holders
By Kevin G. Hall
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/2111186.html?storylink=pd
WASHINGTON – Nearly three years into the deepest U.S. housing slump in generations, lenders are modifying only a small number of problem mortgages, and rising foreclosures are restraining the economy’s recovery.
The Obama administration has stepped up pressure on lenders and their mortgage servicers, who act as bill collectors on behalf of investors who own mortgage bonds. The administration on Aug. 4 unveiled the first of what...
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