The Vermont Housing Finance Agency lifted its Aug. 31 deadline for mortgage assistance because the $5 million allotted to the program has lasted longer than expected. If all the applications now before the agency are converted to awards, the program will only have used about half the money allotted to it by the Legislature to help people struggling to pay their mortgages as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Leslie Black-Plumeau, Community Relations & Research Manager for VHFA. “After an initial gush o … (read more)
