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mortgage refinance plan

by Andre on October 27, 2011

President Obama came out with a mortgage refinance program this week. It’s geared to help homebuyers refinance if they are underwater on their home. I think it’s a good program from what I have read so far. Now on Nov 15th is when the details come out on how the program will work. Just remember [...]

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When Reverse Mortgages first came out I thought they were the best thing since sliced bread. Little did I know they don’t work. It sounds nice not to have to make a mortgage payment but my brain should have told me something was wrong with this picture. USA Today has a interesting article with all [...]

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In a report released earlier this week by ratings agency DBRS, the firm revealed that one of the biggest and most controversial topics in the loan modification industry is playing one of the smallest actual roles. According to the report, only 2.8 percent of all loan modifications performed during the first quarter of 2011 actually [...]

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How to cut the foreclosure rate down to 2%

July 25, 2011 Money

In Spain their foreclosure rate is 2% why is that? With a 20% unemployment rate. Well in Spain if you let your home go into foreclosure the bank will come after your wages. So could you see that happening in the United States? That is good and bad here are both sides of the argument. [...]

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HUD releases unemployment mortgage assistance to 27 states

June 22, 2011 Underwater Homeowner

The Department of Housing and Urban Development launched a long-awaited program to provide interest-free loans to help unemployed borrowers in 27 states with their mortgage payments. “Through the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program the Obama Administration is continuing our strong commitment to help keep families in their homes during tough economic times,” said HUD Secretary Shaun [...]

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Obama Withholds Mortgage Incentive Payments To Banks

June 13, 2011 Underwater Homeowner

The Obama administration is taking the first steps to punish mortgage companies for poor performance in its loan assistance program, withholding incentive payments for three of the nation’s largest banks. Bank of America, Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. need “substantial improvement” in how they process requests for mortgage modifications, after a review [...]

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Foreclosure procedures may lead to more bank accountability

May 2, 2011 Underwater Homeowner

According to the New York Times, many of the nation’s top mortgage servicers are getting ready to sign agreements with regulatory officials to reform the way they handle foreclosure procedures. According to the article, sources who asked not to be named because the talks between the servicers and regulators are confidential, say there will be [...]

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The new slick way of doing a Strategic Defaulters

April 26, 2011 Current News

Originally found at the Washington Post Some borrowers can’t keep up with their mortgage payments because they’re struggling to make ends meet. Others choose not to keep up even though they can afford their monthly payments, and a new picture is emerging about who these borrowers are and why they walk away. A growing body [...]

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Loans for unemployed homeowners what is the world coming too

April 13, 2011 Underwater Homeowner

Finally, unemployed homeowners in the U.S. can now gain access to government loans that can help them to stave off the dreaded foreclosures that are currently plaguing so many. After numerous delays and bids to kill off the program before it started, the new Emergency Homeowner’s Loan Program has been launched by the Obama administration, [...]

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HUD Approves Maryland’s $40 Million Emergency Home Loan Program

April 5, 2011 Current News

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan on Friday approved the State of Maryland’s bid to administer HUD’s Emergency Homeowner Loan Program (EHLP), a bridge loan program designed to help unemployed families pay their mortgages. HUD determined Maryland’s Department of Housing and Community Development’s mortgage bridge loan program is “substantially similar” [...]

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