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WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is trying to jump-start its sputtering attempts to tackle the foreclosure crisis with an effort to assist homeowners who owe more on their properties than their homes are worth. The Federal Housing Administration will allow lenders to give these borrowers refinanced loans if the lender agrees to forgive at least 10 percent of the original mortgage amount. The plan, .. announced in March, .. available starting Tuesday. The FHA said .. between 500,000 and 1.5 million homeowners are projected to be helped.
Published on Wednesday 8th of September 2010 03:45:17 AM
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Hi FReepers, I was reading on FR about a new loan package which featured downpayments as low as 3%. Can anyone help me locate that post, it's author, or a bank participating? Thanks Sisters & Brothers, we'll get through this together guys!
Published on Wednesday 8th of September 2010 03:45:17 AM
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If you're a buyer with little cash or a small-scale investor looking for a deal on a foreclosed house, a little-publicized national lending program could be just what you need this fall. Here's what it offers: • Minimal down payments — 3% for buyers who plan to live in the house, 10% for investors. Most of your down payment can come from documented gifts from relatives or others with no direct connection to the transaction. • No requirement for an appraisal on the property unless you're applying for additional money to renovate the house. This is crucial because lowball appraisals...
Published on Wednesday 8th of September 2010 03:45:17 AM
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As Obamanomics falters, the economy stalls and even the New York Times questions whether the President has any solutions, we remember a simpler time when "Hope and Change" meant some remarkable things to some people.
Published on Wednesday 8th of September 2010 03:45:17 AM
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The Vetter family in Lewisburg first learned their house was being auctioned on the courthouse steps when they read it in the newspaper the day before. They’d paid a home loan modification company to help them avoid foreclosure, but later discovered the company had hundreds of complaints against it for doing nothing to help the consumers who had paid them. The gray brick house on a 1-acre lot is well-kept. It’s empty and has a for-sale sign in the front yard. Kathrynne Vetter pointed out where her 4-year-old daughter’s pool and swing set used to be, and where her rose...
Published on Wednesday 8th of September 2010 03:45:17 AM
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