The goal is to reduce monthly payments for five years to no more than thirty-one percent of the borrower's monthly income.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

Much of the money was spent on payments to men who had fought in the Union Army during the Civil War.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

Now,late payments are growing. Almost three percent of commercial mortgages were reported at least ninety days late between April and June.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

That was the last day the government said it had enough money to make all of its payments.

VOA: special.2011.08.05

That it was necessary to stop - for a while - all payments in gold or silver.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

Mortgage financer Fannie Mae reports that payments on five percent of its single-family home loans are late.

VOA: special.2010.01.01

That downturn was partly caused by bankers and others taking irresponsible risks to earn huge payments.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

The ten percent unemployment rate has meant that many people are struggling with their house payments.

VOA: special.2010.01.01

It found many ways to spend it. For example, Congress raised payments to soldiers who had fought in the Civil War during the eighteen sixties.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

Somalia's Prime Minister is calling for a halt to ransom payments to pirates and kidnappers.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

By the end of March, twelve percent of homeowners with a mortgage were late on loan payments or in the process of losing their home.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

Mortgage servicers,lenders and borrowers will receive incentive payments for the success of restructured loans.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

To stop this, President Jackson ordered gold or silver payments only for government land.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

Many of these shortfalls include promises of future retirement payments for public employees.

VOA: special.2011.03.04

These payments cost the government more than one hundred million dollars a year.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

In exchange, the United States agreed to make yearly payments to the tribe.

VOA: special.2010.04.01

Servicers receive the payments from borrowers and might also hold the loans.

VOA: special.2010.10.22

The bonuses were retention payments -- a way to keep good employees.

VOA: special.2009.03.20

Loss of the trust fund could reduce payments to future retirees.

VOA: special.2009.05.15

Targets include war spending and direct payments to large agricultural businesses.

VOA: special.2009.02.27