Orlando's two bankruptcy judges sent 295 cases to mediation last year and 60 cases received modifications. Through June this year, 190 of 415 received modifications.
By comparison, less than 4 percent of the nearly 58,000 cases sent to state mediation from March through November 2010 were successfully modified.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/federal-bankruptcy-program-works-to-keep-people-in-their-homes/1178939
In the Orlando federal program, homeowners pay a $350 mediation fee and some additional attorney fees. In contrast, lenders pay $750 for each case in state courts.
I recommend mediator :
Ken Bowen, Esq.
204 37th Ave. No., #313
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
727-481-2679
www.PinellasMediation.com
He is one of three (3) foreclosure mediators on the Tampa Bankruptcy Court List and he has the best price. Tampa's program does not have a price limit as of yet.