Under the foreclosure prevention program, home owners have the right to meet with their lenders to try to restructure their loan.

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

Phoenix housing officials hope to help about 900 home buyers before the loan program ends in October 2010.

CNN: Patience needed for housing loan program, home buyer finds

Or ask your bank about your eligibility for a loan workout under the federal Making Home Affordable Program.

WSJ: Will the Lender Cancel My Loan?

In July 1999, Fannie and Angelo Mozilo's Countrywide Home Loans entered "an alliance agreement" that included "a reduced documentation loan program called the 'internet loan, '" later called the "Fast and Easy" loan.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: What Fannie and Freddie Knew