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As part of the 2012 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama referenced a plan to give "every responsible homeowner the chance to save about $3,000 a year on their mortgage". Within the mortgage industry, this plan is being referred to as HARP 3.0. The plan has not passed.
The Homeowners Affordability and Stability Plan is a U.S. program announced on February 18, 2009, by U.S. President Barack Obama.According to the US Treasury Department, it is a $75 billion program to help up to nine million homeowners avoid foreclosure, which was supplemented by $200 billion in additional funding for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase and more easily refinance mortgages. [1]
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]
The Obama administration has proposed a comprehensive revamp of the nation's housing finance business to reduce the nation's dependence on struggling government-backed enterprises Fannie Mae and ...
If you're buying a home in a high interest rate environment, there's a handy little hack that can enable you to reduce your rate over time, known as "discount points" or "buying down the rate."
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On December 16, 2003, President George W. Bush signed into law the American Dream Downpayment Initiative (Pub. L. 108–186 (text)), which was aimed at helping approximately "40,000 families a year" with their down payment and closing costs, and further strengthen America’s housing market.
Mortgage points are fees you pay to help reduce the cost of buying a home. When you agree to pay points your lender can reduce your mortgage interest rate, which can save you money and potentially ...