Even many mortgage lenders have come to realize that loan modifications and other relief are often more cost -
effective than foreclosure.
Not exact matches
That principal reductions are more
effective than modifications without principal reductions seems to me to be patently obvious if you look at the root causes of delinquency and
foreclosure: loss of income (due to unemployment) and negative home equity.
According to Paul Willen, a policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: «If our goal is to prevent
foreclosures, I can't think of anything more
effective than requiring a down payment.»