Earlier this week, Freddie Mac — the second-largest provider of funds for home loans in the United States — announced that it would no longer purchase loans with, “a high likelihood of excessive payment shock and possible foreclosure.

Foreclosure.com is proud to announce the launch of an exciting new program that helps real estate brokers and agents better market their services in specific zip codes across the nation.

The Foreclosure.com REO Agent Marketing Program (R.A.M.P.) is an effective online resource for brokers and agents to generate sales leads and access millions of qualified buyers.

In short, we feature your contact information on Foreclosure.com listing details pages in select zip codes that you choose.

When a Foreclosure.com customer searches our site — and millions upon millions of searches are performed each month — your name will appear as the broker of record in the results if you have targeted that area.

That means buyers call you about listings.

Here are some other advantages of R.A.M.P.:

• Access to millions of motivated buyers across the U.S.
• Free listings on Foreclosure.com
• Fresh leads from local buyers on specific REO properties in your area
• Free email alerts for new foreclosures in your territory
• A Web site link and email address on specific REO listings

Don’t delay … phones are ringing off the hook in the offices of R.A.M.P. Realtors® across the United States.

R.A.M.P. is an inexpensive and effective online marketing tool that will revolutionize the way in which you do business.

To learn more about R.A.M.P. — as well as get estimates for real estate agents’ marketing in select zip codes — click here.

Last week, we announced a new initiative to help out nonprofit housing organizations and government agencies, providing them with free access to our comprehensive database of more than 1.2 million real estate listings.

Here’s an excerpt from a recent press release:

The goal of the first-of-its-kind program is to provide these organizations with an important resource that they can use to help families across the nation find affordable housing alternatives such as foreclosures.

The Housing Outreach Partner Effort (H.O.P.E.) is a special program that we are really excited about.

It is an opportunity for us to give back and hopefully help less fortunate families realize their dreams of homeownership.

H.O.P.E. also helps local governments better analyze foreclosures in their areas and gives them the data necessary to address specific problems.

Here is a snip from our President and CEO, Brad Geisen, on H.O.P.E.:

“Providing this valuable data to nonprofit housing organizations, as well as local governments, at no cost gives them another important resource to leverage. As one of the most reliable and trusted sources of foreclosure information, one of the most important things we can do is lend a hand to help find homes for families. H.O.P.E. helps them capitalize on great real estate opportunities – and there are many available on our Web site.”

We encourage you to visit our H.O.P.E. Web page to learn more about the program and download the application to begin searching our listings at no cost if you are affiliated with a nonprofit or government agency.

Feel free to email us with any questions about H.O.P.E., too.

We’re proud to announce today that Foreclosure.com will provide USATODAY.com with direct access to our nationwide database of more than 1.2 million real estate listings.

Here’s what Foreclosure.com President and CEO Brad Geisen had to say about the new partnership in the press release:

“Overall, foreclosures are rising throughout the United States, which creates tremendous investment opportunities for homebuyers and investors. Thanks to this dynamic partnership, we will be able to share these great deals with millions of people.