The Congressional Oversight Panel addressed the problem of foreclosures in its March report, and is now revisiting the issue in its October report.  Since March, the Treasury Department has initiated the Making Home Affordable (MHA) program.  And COP has concerns over the scope, scale, and permanence of the MHA's programs:

While Treasury must consider programmatic changes to meet these challenges, so too must it adapt and improve the existing programs in several key ways.

Given the issues facing MHA, Treasury must be fully transparent about the effectiveness of its programs, as well as the manner in which they operate. Although Treasury‟s data collection has improved significantly since the Panel‟s March report, it should be expanded, and the information should be made public. Treasury should release its Net Present Value (NPV) model, which is used to determine a homeowner‟s eligibility for HAMP. The new denial codes should be implemented to provide borrowers with a specific reason for denying a modification and a clear path for appeal. Denial information should also be aggregated and reported to the public.

Here is COP chair Elizabeth Warren discussing the October report:

You can read the full report here.  And a dissenting view from COP member Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) here.