The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced Monday that they will partner to provide resources to help nearly 2,000 homeless veterans find and sustain permanent housing.

Following months of talk and speculation, both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced on Monday they will begin allowing qualifying first-time borrowers to purchase homes with just a 3 percent down payment.

North Carolina-based default servicing legal services provider Hutchens Law Firm has announced that its High Performance Giving Program, a unique holiday program for the local community that began last holiday season, is continuing this December.

Creditors' rights law firm South & Associates, with five locations in the Midwestern United States, has announced the hiring of three new associate attorneys for its West Des Moines, Iowa, office.

While foreclosure completions and foreclosure inventory followed nationwide patterns of decline in Florida for October, the Sunshine State still led all states in both categories during the month, according to CoreLogic's October 2014 National Foreclosure Report released on Thursday.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced the launch of a Web-based app, AGScamHelp, as part of his office's new consumer education initiative.

The number of completed foreclosures in Michigan took a huge turn upward for the 12-month period ending October 31, jumping 55 percent from the 12-month total ending on September 30, according to to CoreLogic's October 2014 National Foreclosure Report released on Thursday.

California-based mortgage servicing software provider Quandis has launched a website to assist servicemembers, veterans and their families as part of President Obama's New Executive Actions.

The age of delinquent loans for residential homes in various stages of foreclosure was significantly higher in judicial foreclosure states than in non-judicial states in October, according to Black Knight Financial Services' October 2014 Mortgage Monitor released Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Treasury have announced enhancements to the government's Making Home Affordable (MHA) program to assist homeowners who are struggling to make monthly mortgage payments.