DETROIT (Reuters) - As the housing crisis deepens, major lenders say they will help borrowers avoid foreclosure, but nonprofit groups and others say their actions are not living up to their promises.

The mortgage lenders will team up with nonprofits to reach out to borrowers at risk. Struggling to connect with their delinquent customers, a group of six major mortgage lenders is teaming up with nonprofit groups to serve as a go-between.

In the midst of a sharp rise nationally in foreclosures in the subprime mortgage market, a number of government agencies and nonprofit groups are combining efforts to help Alaskans keep possession of their homes.