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2. Government policies and the subprime mortgage crisis

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   Government housing policies guaranteed home mortgages and/or promoting low or no down payment have been criticized by economist Henry Hazlitt as "inevitably" meaning "more bad loans than otherwise", wasting taxpayer money, " leading to "an oversupply of houses" bidding up[ the cost of housing. In "the long run, they do not increase national ...

3. Home Affordable Refinance Program - Wikipedia

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   The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) is a federal program of the United States, set up by the Federal Housing Finance Agency in March 2009, to help underwater and near-underwater homeowners refinance their mortgages. Unlike the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), which assists homeowners who are in danger of foreclosure, this ...

4. Homeowners Affordability and Stability Plan - Wikipedia

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   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]

5. Underwater mortgage: What it is and what to do - AOL

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   If your original loan is an FHA loan, you might be able to qualify for a streamline refinance. Unfortunately, Home Affordable Refinancing Program (HARP) loans were sunset in 2018, and Fannie Mae ...

6. Down payment assistance: How it works and how to get it - AOL

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   Virtually every down payment program requires you to qualify for a 30-year, fixed-rate first mortgage to buy the home. Some programs can only be used with one type of mortgage, such as government ...

7. 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.