If you don’t keep up with home equity loan payments, the lender can take your home or find other ways to collect what it is owed.

HOPE for Homeowners was a federal program aimed at helping homeowners in financial distress due to the collapse of the subprime mortgage market in 2008.

Falling behind on bills can lead to financial headaches. Learn what options you may have if you’re unable to keep up with monthly bill payments.

A writ of seizure and sale is a court order that allows a creditor ownership of certain property, which can be sold once under possession.

Learn about debt- and corporate-entity-based strategies like equity stripping for protecting your assets.

The intention of mortgage fraud is typically to receive a larger loan amount than would have been permitted if the application had been made honestly.

A workout agreement renegotiates the terms of a loan to provide a measure of relief to the borrower.

Service members face challenging circumstances when deciding whether to buy—or how to go about selling—once they have a new post.

A transfer of mortgage is the reassignment of an existing mortgage from the current holder to another person or entity.

Finding and buying a foreclosed home is easier than it used to be, but you still have to know how to navigate the market.