Mortgage Help Site Launches!

The U.S. Treasury Department went live with its Making Home Affordable program this week, which aims to help homeowners refinance or modify their mortgages. The campaign includes a Web site at www.makinghomeaffordable.gov as well as a telephone hotline number at (888) 995-4673. The federal government is targeting 9 million homeowners whose loans are held by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.