Monthly Archives: January 2015

The struggling franchisee of a number of local Friendly’s restaurants – famous for their “Happy Endings” sundaes – officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month. Having closed the doors of its Lower Hudson Valley locations only a …

The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) is a government program that allows struggling homeowners to modify the terms of a mortgage to make payments more affordable, allowing them to continue to pay for the property rather than face foreclosure. The …