government mortgage refinancing help

September 04, 2010|Sam Mamudi, MarketWatch

Mortgages for Home Buyers and Homeowners | USA.gov
Apr 26, 2012 . Federal mortgage programs may help you buy a home. . USA.gov: Government Made Easy. Search. 1-800-FED-INFO (333-4636) .
http://www.usa.gov/shopping/realestate/mortgages/mortgages.shtml

Making Home Affordable
Understanding Your Mortgage Statement . If You Have a Second Mortgage . that aid in mortgage modifications, interest rate reductions, refinancing, deferred . Unfortunately, and far too often, homeowners looking for mortgage help end up .
http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/

Finding the Right Program
The official government website for the Making Home Affordable Program. Learn how Making Home Affordable can help homeowners avoid foreclosure. . Will you be current on your mortgage at the time of the refinance with a good payment .
http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/modification_eligibility.html

Government Refinance Assistance
New Government Refinance Assistance Programs Announced. [Update -- The Fed and Obama administration have been compressing mortgage interest rates .
http://www.governmentrefinanceassistance.com/

U.S. May Back Mortgage Refinancing for Millions - NYTimes.com
Aug 24, 2011 . U.S. May Back Refinance Plan for Mortgages . but the bar is high: plans must help a broad swath of homeowners, . One proposal would allow millions of homeowners with government-backed mortgages to refinance them at .
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/business/economy/us-may-back-mortgage-refinancing-for-millions.html?pagewanted=all

Government announces new program to help 'underwater ...
Oct 24, 2011 . The government announces new rules that will allow many more . to allow “ underwater” borrowers to refinance their mortgages at today's .
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fhfa-announces-new-program-to-help-underwater-homeowners/2011/10/24/gIQAG1oUCM_story.html

Will Obama's latest mortgage refinance plan help you? - Political ...
Oct 24, 2011 . Mortgage refinance plan may not help millions of Americans, but it will . Mac, the two government sponsored entities that are backing the loans .
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20124922-503544/will-obamas-latest-mortgage-refinance-plan-help-you/

Not for everyone

Obama Outlines Mortgage Refinancing Plan
Feb 1, 2012. vast expansion of government assistance to homeowners, aiming to make . Obama Said to Plan Assistance for Home Mortgage Refinancing .
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/01/obama-mortgage-refinancing-plan_n_1246765.html

Underwater refinance options
HARP offers refinance help for borrowers who have kept up with payments. HAMP offers modifications for borrowers who can't pay mortgage. Short sale . Options do exist, especially via the government's Making Home Affordable program.
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/refinance/refinance-options-when-you-re-underwater-1.aspx

2 refinancing options if you're underwater - MSN Real Estate
Government-backed programs can help with refinancing for homeowners who . Homeowners whose mortgage balance exceeds the current property value .
http://realestate.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=23397161

Proposed Mortgage Refinance Plan Would Help Only a Few
Oct 19, 2011 . Of course, the biggest problem remains the continued government . If the government proposed mortgage refinance plan would help only a .
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/10/19/proposed-mortgage-refinance-plan-would-help-only-a-few/

Mortgage Plan to Help Underwater Borrowers Refinance is ...
Oct 25, 2011 . A U.S. government plan to help borrowers get lower-interest mortgages for their devalued homes drew praise from banks including Wells Fargo .
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-24/regulators-to-announce-expanded-mortgage-refinance-plan-today.html

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Homeowner Assistance - GMAC Mortgage
We've helped thousands of homeowners get the home loan assistance they need . . The federal government's Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) .
https://www.gmacmortgage.com/finform/hhstart.htm

Government Mortgage Refinance - Refinance Mortgage Rates Best ...
Feb 17, 2012 . Government Mortgage Refinance - A roof above one's head is a basic necessity. . The government mortgage help plan is not for everyone.
http://www.mortgage-refinancing-reviews.com/government-mortgage-refinance/

FHA Short Refinance – Government Mortgage Assistance for Upside ...
Feb 10, 2011 . The FHA short refinance program provides homeowners who owe more on their mortgage than the value of their home an opportunity to .
http://www.stockmarketsreview.com/realestate/2011/02/10/fha-short-refinance-government-mortgage-assistance-for-upside-down-borrowers/

and their current financial

Obama plan helps more Americans refinance mortgages but ...
Oct 25, 2011 . The first item: expanding mortgage refinancing for Americans underwater in . an overhaul of a government mortgage refinancing program.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/the-daily-need/obama-plan-helps-more-americans-refinance-mortgages-but-underwhelms-policy-analysts/12102/

Obama plan could help refinance Bay Area mortgages
Jan 26, 2012 . Obama plan could help refinance Bay Area mortgages . The new plan would also give the government - which owns or guarantees about .
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/25/BULN1MUF0S.DTL