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2. Regulatory responses to the subprime crisis - Wikipedia

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   Provides loans for the refinancing of mortgages to owner-occupants at risk of foreclosure. The original lender or investor reduces the amount of the original mortgage (typically taking a significant loss) and the homeowner shares any future appreciation with the Federal Housing Administration. The new loans must be 30-year fixed loans.

3. Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Wikipedia

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   The United States Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (commonly referred to as HERA) was designed primarily to address the subprime mortgage crisis.It authorized the Federal Housing Administration to guarantee up to $300 billion in new 30-year fixed rate mortgages for subprime borrowers if lenders wrote down principal loan balances to 90 percent of current appraisal value.

4. Government policies and the subprime mortgage crisis

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   Research indicates only 6% of high-cost loans—a proxy for subprime loans—had any connection to the law. Loans made by CRA-regulated lenders in the neighborhoods in which they were required to lend were half as likely to default as similar loans made in the same neighborhoods by independent mortgage originators not subject to the law." [1]

5. Government intervention during the subprime mortgage crisis

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   The government assumed control of the bank's £50 billion mortgage and loan portfolio, while its deposit and branch network were sold to Spain's Banco Santander. [17] In October 2008, the Australian government made A$4 billion available to nonbank lenders unable to issue new loans.

6. 6 Things You Need To Do When Considering a Government ... - AOL

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   If you're considering refinancing your government-backed or conventional mortgage, a government-backed refinance could be a good choice. These loans, guaranteed by agencies like the FHA, VA and ...

7. Looking to refinance your FHA mortgage? Make it easier and ...

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   Hold a government-back mortgage: In addition to FHA-backed loans, mortgages backed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) also qualify.

8. Making Home Affordable - Wikipedia

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   The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) is a government program introduced in 2009 to respond to the subprime mortgage crisis.HAMP [10] is part of the Making Home Affordable program (MHA), [11] established in concert with the Hardest Hit Fund program (HHF) [12] under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), a part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. [13]

9. VA loans: What they are and how they work - AOL

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   Refinancing a VA loan. There are two main ways to refinance a VA loan: with an Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL), also known as a VA streamline refinance; or with a VA cash-out refinance.