MORTGAGE HELP SITE

The U.S. Treasury Department went live on March 19 with its Making Home Affordable program, which aims to help home owners refinance or modify their mortgages. The campaign includes a Web site at makinghomeaffordable.gov as well as a telephone hotline number at (888) 995-4673. The federal government is targeting 9 million home owners whose loans are held by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.