For all of 2012, servicers completed more than 850,000 loan modifications, while the industry also continued to push for another foreclosure alternative —short sales, according to recent data from HOPE NOW , an alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers, and nonprofit counselors. Read more... http://m.dsnews.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dsnews.com%2Farticles%2Fforeclosure-prevention-continues-with-850k-mods-422k-short-sales-in-2012-2013-02-11