September 15th, 2009 by Reed Allmand 
According to an article in the Star-Telegram, the Making Home Affordable program continues to fail to hit the mark in preventing foreclosures on any significant scale.
The article said:
“As of last month, more than 360,000 borrowers were enrolled in three-month trial loan modifications, out of about 570,000 who received offers. Only about 85,000 homeowners have had their loans refinanced under the Obama plan.”
Originally this foreclosure prevention plan was suppose to help up to 9 million homeowners avoid foreclosure. However, it has failed to hit the mark. If we want to quell this foreclosure crisis, we need to get serious about modifying toxic mortgages and force mortgage lenders to respond quickly to the rising number of homeowners seeking mortgage modifications. Many homeowners are falling victim to foreclosure as they wait for responses on their mortgage modification requests. Many mortgage lenders are literally ignoring homeowners who are struggling financially, still paying their mortgage in a timely manner but foresee problems. It is only after they have fallen behind on their mortgage that they are “fast-tracked” to an opportunity for mortgage modifications which usually remain in “limbo” until it’s too late. Changes need to come to this program if we want to really stop this foreclosure crisis.
One change that would be beneficial due to the high unemployment rate would be to allow unemployed homeowners a mortgage deferment while they’re looking for work. Right now, millions of Americans are losing their home to foreclosure because they’re unemployed and unable to pay their mortgage even with unemployment insurance benefits.
If you’re a homeowner facing foreclosure and need help securing a loan modification, please visit http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov. Also, remember that filing bankruptcy will immediately stop foreclosure and other creditor actions against you. To find out more about bankruptcy, please contact a Dallas-Fort Worth bankruptcy attorney.
(source: Star-Telegram.com)
About Reed Allmand
Allmand's vision is rooted in his own financially precarious childhood in Abilene "My father always had difficulty holding a job and supporting our family, so after my parents divorced when I was 12, my sister and I got jobs to help make ends meet," he recalls. "I remember what it felt like as a child to worry that our car would be repossessed or home foreclosed on."
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