Consumer Information

• Foreclosure Resources
  for Consumers
  (Board of Governors)
• NeighborWorks Foreclosure Hotline (1-888-995-HOPE)
• You May Be Paying Too
  Much for Your Mortgage
  (Boston Fed)
• Filing a Bank-Related
  Complaint
• You Can Avoid Foreclosure and Keep Your Home (FHA)

Foreclosure Maps and Data

Dynamic Map of U.S. Nonprime Mortgage Regions

Community Resources

National

• Community Stabilization Strategies
• NeighborWorks America
• Hope Now

St. Louis   (Missouri and Illinois)

Little Rock  (Arkansas)

Louisville  (Kentucky and Indiana)

Memphis  (Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee)

Policy and Regulations

Regulatory updates and information affecting financial institutions

• Loan Modification
• Regulation Z
  (Truth in Lending)
• Subprime Supervisory
  Pilot Project
• Statement on Loss Mitigation Strategies for Servicers of Residential Mortgages

Regional Reserve Banks

View additional foreclosure alleviation information from other Federal Reserve Banks across
the country.

National and District News

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac To Suspend Foreclosures Until January 2009    (Nov. 20)

HUD Expands Mortgage Modification Program   (Nov. 19)

RealtyTrac: U.S. October Foreclosures Up 25 Percent Over Last Year  (Nov. 13)

HUD Announces New Mortgage Rules To Help Consumers  (Nov. 12)

Bernanke Addresses Future of Mortgage Financing  (Oct. 31)

NeighborWorks Releases National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NFMC) Program Update   (Oct. 31)

Federal Reserve Finalizes Rule On Mortgage Rate Disclosure   (Oct. 19) 

Fed Offers New Online "Consumer's Guide to Mortgage Refinancing"    (Aug. 28)

"Facing the Mortgage Crisis":  A KETC-TV Channel 9 Broadcast and Resource Guide for the St. Louis Region    (July 22)

Fed and State Agencies Launch Pilot Project To Improve Supervision of Subprime Mortgage Lenders     (July 19)

Federal Reserve Announces New Rules for Home Lending     (July 14)

 

District Conferences and Events

St. Louis:
Strengthening Neighborhoods in Weak Markets
Materials from the Sept. 24-25 Recovery, Renewal, Rebuilding forum are now available.

 

Research and Publications

• A Snapshot of Mortgage Conditions with an Emphasis on Subprime Mortgage Performance

Papers, articles and data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis:

• Boom & Gloom in Housing Markets: The Sequel
• House Prices and the Stance of Monetary Policy
• SubPrime Crisis: Is There A Way Out?
• The Federal Response to Home Mortgage Distress:
  Lessons from the Great Depression
• More St. Louis Fed Research