Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100329:15:18:00
In four american borrowers are underwater. if you're struggling to make mortgage payments the mortgage modification could be a way to avoid foreclosure. your lender makes a change to the original mortgage agreement so you can make monthly payments either by lowering the interest rate or stretching out the length of the loan. in some cases the lender may forgive a portion of the loan principal. with the home modification program in place eligible borrowers would have monthly payments reduced to 30% of the pretax income. to qualify for hamp assistance you must own and live in your home, have a m...