NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge rejected JPMorgan Chase & Co's bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of misleading thousands of cash-strapped homeowners nationwide about modifying their mortgages.

A loan modification and a mortgage refinance generally address the same desire: to lower the monthly payment on your home. However, the two options are intended for homeowners in very different ...

Loan modification programs are initiatives designed to help borrowers who are struggling to make their mortgage payments. These programs provide an opportunity to restructure the terms of a mortgage ...

Mortgage modifications surged in the first quarter at the nation's largest banks, reversing a yearlong decline, while foreclosure activity also saw a marked uptick, according to a new government ...

A mortgage loan modification can offer an opportunity for borrowers to get their monthly payment on their mortgage reduced to an amount they can afford. A mortgage loan modification may extend the ...

The Obama administration wants to spend up to $100 billion on efforts to help homeowners, especially those facing foreclosure. But one of the leading ideas on how to do that — rewriting home loans to ...