government program for lowering mortgage payments

September 04, 2010|Sam Mamudi, MarketWatch

How to Use Government Programs to Help Reduce Your Mortgage ...
Mortgage lenders are not required to follow any government-mandated programs . Lenders do recognize the need for these programs and ultimately would .
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/use-government-programs-reduce-mortgage-payment-2179.html

New Program May Reduce Mortgage Principal for Underwater ...
Sep 21, 2010 . The government recently launched a program for underwater homeowners that doesn't just lower interest rate or extend mortgages, but actually .
http://www.moneytalksnews.com/2010/09/21/new-help-for-responsible-yet-underwater-homeowners/

Making Home Affordable
Making Home Affordable An official program of the Departments of the Treasury . Lower Monthly Payments . mortgages, and so should you if you are having trouble making your mortgage payments. . USA.gov · USAJOBS.gov · OPM.gov .
http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/

Lower Your Payments
Dec 29, 2011 . Through MHA mortgage modifications, homeowners have been able to obtain lower mortgage payments and realize significant savings each .
http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/programs/lower-payments/Pages/default.aspx

Finding the Right Program
The official government website for the Making Home Affordable Program. Learn how Making . Help me lower my mortgage payment. Help me reduce my .
http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/modification_eligibility.html

Government Refinance Assistance
By taking advantage of the government mortgage assistance programs borrowers can dramatically reduce interest rates and monthly payments and have the .
http://www.governmentrefinanceassistance.com/

Who will be helped by federal mortgage plan?
The federal government's Hope for Homeowners plan started Oct. 1, and a . Under the mortgage relief programs, some people will get reduced interest rates, . who can't afford their mortgage payments and who can't refinance to get a lower .
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/mortgages/who-will-be-helped-by-federal-mortgage-plan--1.aspx

Not for everyone

Will the Obama Mortgage Lower My Payments?
The Making Home Affordable program, or Obama mortgage, may be the . the Obama mortgage could lower monthly payments if the fixed rate is lower than your . home loans, and is not associated with the federal government or HUD / FHA.
http://www.fha.com/fha_article.cfm?id=46

Help for homeowners | The White House
Feb 18, 2009 . Through the program, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will allow the refinancing of . Will refinancing reduce the amount that I owe on my loan? No. . Do I need to be behind on my mortgage payments to be eligible for a modification? . I heard the government was providing a financial incentive to borrowers.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/18/Help-for-homeowners

Obama readies steps to fight foreclosures, particularly for unemployed
Mar 26, 2010 . Banks and other lenders would have to reduce the payments to no more than 31 . homeowners, who struggled to qualify for the government's mortgage relief plan. . He said he had not seen full details of the program.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/25/AR2010032502426.html

Obama Mortgage Plan Would Broaden Government-Backed Loans ...
Jan 25, 2012. to reduce mortgage payments by refinancing with government-backed . The program would broaden the availability of government-backed .
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/us/politics/obama-mortgage-plan-would-broaden-government-backed-loans.html

Mortgage Modification and Refinancing Under the Making Home ...
Avoid foreclosure with the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) or the . lower your payments to 31% of your debt-to-income ratio, the government and .
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/mortgage-modification-refinancing-under-the-making-home-affordable-program.html

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Aid plan could lower payments on more underwater mortgages ...
Mar 25, 2010 . Separately, the program also would reduce monthly payments for . falling home prices, the government also will require mortgage servicers to .
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2010-03-25-obama-mortgage-loan-plan_N.htm

Obama's Loan Modification Plan: 7 Things You Need to Know - US ...
Mar 4, 2009 . The government would then chip in to bring payments down further, to no . The plan does not, however, require servicers to reduce mortgage principal, . In addition, the program is designed to target homeowners who are .
http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/real-estate/articles/2009/03/04/obamas-loan-modification-plan-7-things-you-need-to-know

Loan Modification, Mortgage Modification, Mortgage Restructuring ...
The loan modification portion is called the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). It is designed to reduce mortgage payments struggling homeowners .
http://www.zillow.com/loan-modification/

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Government Mortgage Assistance Programs in 2009 – A ...
Mar 18, 2009 . The primary goals of this government mortgage assistance program are . The goal of modification is to reduce the size of the payments, thus .
http://www.armingyourfarming.com/government-mortgage-assistance-programs-2009-review/

Government Mortgage Relief Programs: Qualifications and How to ...
Find out if you qualify for the new federal mortgage relief programs. . An " affordable" mortgage payment is typically defined as 31% of the borrower's . Lowering the interest rate; Extendeding the life of the loan; Lowering the loan principle .
http://homeownership.org/foreclosure-help/mortgage-relief-programs/index.aspx