Coakley, U.S. Attorneys General Push Congress To Extend Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act
12/20/13 article - rental properties NOT eligible
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-12-20/classified/sc-cons-1219-housing-counsel-20131220_1_phantom-income-mortgage-debt-relief-act-canceled-debt
11/20/13 article: lender Settlement won't help many people
" if a 2012 settlement that included similar terms is any guide, the number of homeowners who will benefit from the most valuable aid available under the settlement -- the forgiveness of mortgage debt, also known as principal reduction -- will be quite small -- about 10,000 borrowers"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/20/jpmorgan-chase-settlement_n_4309511.html