Foreclosure Resources

Foreclosure filings in the U.S.—default notices, auction sale notices, and bank repossessions—were up 18% in January 2009 over a year earlier, the 37th consecutive month with a year-over-year increase, online site RealtyTrac reported on Feb. 12.

For the month, 274,399 properties entered foreclosure, a 10% decline from December. Nevada, California, and Arizona posted the highest foreclosure rates.

Here are some resources, from BusinessWeek, government agencies, and other sources, about foreclosure:

Slide Show: Towns Hit Hardest by Foreclosure

Business Exchange: Foreclosure Crisis

Making Home Affordable Refinance and Modification Plan

Business Exchange: Buying a Foreclosed Home

Mortgage Foreclosure Resources (Federal Reserve System)

Avoiding Foreclosure-State Resources (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)

Hope for Homeowners Program (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)

Act Now to Prevent Foreclosure (FannieMae)

Foreclosure Prevention (FDIC)

Help for Homeowners (White House Blog)