government programs to lower home mortgage

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

Making Home Affordable
Making Home Affordable An official program of the Departments of the Treasury . Understanding Your Mortgage Statement . Lower Monthly Payments .
http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/

Finding the Right Program - Making Home Affordable
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

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/

Government Mortgage Relief Programs: Qualifications and How to ...
Find out if you qualify for the new federal mortgage relief programs. . crisis, the Obama Administration introduced the Making Home Affordable plan. . are not able to refinance to take advantage of todays lower mortgage rates mainly due to a .
http://homeownership.org/foreclosure-help/mortgage-relief-programs/index.aspx

Overview of the Government's Programs to Reduce Principal on ...
Dec 17, 2010 . Overview of the Government's Programs to Reduce Principal on Underwater . who owe at least 115 percent of the value of their home, have faced hardship, . Isn't part of the problem that many of these mortgages have been .
http://www.propublica.org/article/overview-of-the-governments-programs-to-reduce-principal-on-underwater-mort

Government Refinance Assistance
Using the new Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) homeowners with conventional loans backed . By taking advantage of the government mortgage assistance programs borrowers can dramatically reduce interest rates and monthly .
http://www.governmentrefinanceassistance.com/

Not for everyone

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

Obama extends mortgage help program
Jan 27, 2012 . The Home Affordable Modification Program will also be extended through 2013. . "While government can't fix the problem on its own, responsible . to reduce the principal amount of mortgages for homeowners at risk of .
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/01/obama-extends-mortgage-help-program/1

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

Government announces new program to help 'underwater ...
Oct 24, 2011 . Homes in selected areas with mortgages in negative equity. . the mortgage plan, like a program to reduce student loan costs to be announced .
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fhfa-announces-new-program-to-help-underwater-homeowners/2011/10/24/gIQAG1oUCM_story.html

Who will be helped by federal mortgage plan?
The federal government's Hope for Homeowners plan started Oct. 1, and a . qualified homeowners avoid foreclosure by giving them lower monthly house payments. Under the mortgage relief programs, some people will get reduced interest .
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/mortgages/who-will-be-helped-by-federal-mortgage-plan--1.aspx

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Citibank - Retail - Mortgage Refinance - Home Page
Are you looking to reduce your monthly mortgage payment, lower your . VA ( Veteran's Administration) mortgages are government-backed programs that offer .
https://www.citimortgage.com/Mortgage/displayRefinanceLanding.do?page=refi_programs

Avoiding Foreclosure/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...
FY2013 Budget · Open Government Initiative . Homeowners can lower their monthly mortgage payments and get into more stable loans at today's low rates. . Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP): HAMP lowers your monthly .
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD/topics/avoiding_foreclosure

Federal Mortgage Modification Programs
There have been multiple efforts to reduce home mortgage foreclosures via federal government loan modification or debt forgiveness programs since 2008.
http://www.nber.org/digest/jun10/w15777.html

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Expansion of Mortgage Program Is Limited in Scope - NYTimes.com
Oct 24, 2011 . A White House effort could reduce the monthly payments of up to . Bonilla and her family Monday outside their Las Vegas home. . WASHINGTON — The federal government's expansion of a mortgage refinancing program .
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/us/politics/administration-proposes-changes-to-mortgage-refinancing-program.html?pagewanted=all

Explore Programs - Making Home Affordable
Mar 20, 2012 . The Making Home Affordable Program (MHA) ® is a critical part of the . Homeowners can lower their monthly mortgage payments and get into .
http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/programs