More than 2,000 homes in federal mortgage modification program

The owners of 2,006 homes in Kansas are currently enrolled in the federal government's Making Home Affordable loan modification program, according to a monthly report issued Tuesday by the government.

The number of homes in the program nationally has risen strongly each month since the summer and, mostly recently, jumped 34 percent from September to October to 651,000.

The goal of the program is to help 3 million to 4 million homeowners lower mortgage payments over three years.