August 17, 2011
2011 has proven to be a stormy year for people all across America. It seems that every month, FHA and HUD press releases announce a new set of states receiving FHA/HUD assistance in the wake of storms, floods, and other natural disasters.
Such assistance usually includes forbearance on FHA loans, a moratorium on foreclosures, and FHA loan assistance for repairing or rebuilding houses affected in federally declared disaster areas. But now there’s a new type of help–something the Department of Housing and Urban Development describes as “unprecedented” in a recent press release.
HUD now offers “assistance to families affected by this spring