NeighborWorks America

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NeighborWorks America’s Loan Modification Scam Alert campaign moved into Ohio on November 18 as part of a national effort to educate homeowners about scammers who are out to take advantage of those facing foreclosure.

To date, the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NMFC) Program has provided 762,284 struggling homeowners with foreclosure prevention counseling, and according to a recent study, these homeowners are significantly more likely to keep their homes than those who try to go it alone.

“The Federal Housing Administration continues to serve American homebuyers well and is expected to do so into the future, according to a new financial report released Thursday by the Agency. With ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded NeighborWorks America $4,860,802, which will support training and certification opportunities for thousands of counselors from HUD-approved ...

Some 650,000 troubled borrowers have been put into trial loan modifications under the president's foreclosure rescue plan, the Treasury Department said Tuesday. That number represents 20% of eligible homeowners at least 60 days behind in their payments, according to the Treasury report.

NeighborWorks America applauds the latest decision by Congress and the Obama Administration to renew the homebuyer tax credit and make the credit available to both first-time homebuyers and repeat homeowners who have lived in their homes for five years.

Mortgage titan Fannie Mae said it will begin allowing homeowners facing foreclosure to rent back their homes for up to one year in a move aimed at keeping a stack of foreclosures on its books from hitting the market, which...

Yesterday Eileen Fitzgerald, chief operating officer for NeighborWorks America, joined Code Red! radio host Alfred McComber to discuss the new Loan Modification Scam Alert campaign.Listen to Eileen share tips consumers can use to spot and avoid loan modification scams. ...

George Knight, former executive director of NeighborWorks America, was inducted into the Affordable Housing Hall of Fame in a luncheon ceremony held during The Affordable Housing Developers’ Summit on October 28 at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago. ...

Successful and long-lasting community development of Milwaukee neighborhoods can happen only when residents play a meaningful role as they have in drafting the two Zilber Neighborhood Initiative plans, the leaders of two national organizations said Friday.

NeighborWorks America expanded its curriculum of energy efficiency and healthy homes courses to include two new classes designed to help community leaders engage residents in creating greener communities, and to help non-profit managers improve the green footprint of their organizations.