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fnma: Beware! Not All Note Modification and Short Pay Negotiators Are The Same! - 12/19/08 06:50 PM
There are options out there for struggling homeowners, albeit only a few truly helpful to these families trying to figure out how to stay in their homes. One program is the Streamlined Modification Program, a legitimate program that represents the efforts of a collaboration with the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Department of Treasury and the members of the HOPE NOW Alliance. Some changes were announced last week for this Streamlined Modification Program:
"On Friday December 12, Fannie Mae announced more specific details about the Streamlined Modification Program (SMP) that was announced by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on November 11. … (12 comments)
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fnma: Plan B for Rogue Valley Sellers - Rent Out Your Current Residence In Order To Purchase Your New One? (Part 4 of 5) - 11/18/08 04:11 PM
Maybe you don't need the equity from your present home in order to purchase the next one. In this case, I don't think Pros & Cons are needed, just a "congratulations - good for you"! There have been some underwriting guideline changes that you will need to know about if you are going to be financing the new purchase:
Fannie Mae's most recent instruction to lenders on how to handle a borrower's income producing property, including a principal residence that will be rented out: "Verify the net rental income or loss with the borrower's most recent signed federal income tax return … (3 comments)
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fnma: Distressed Homeowners Frequently Asked Questions - 11/11/08 04:14 PM
In conjunction with the Blog Post "Distressed Homeowners, More Help Is On The Way", here are some questions and answers:
Q. Can I apply even if I'm not 3 months or more behind on my mortgage payments?
A. Not for this program, but there may be other options available to you. Call your lender to see what options are available to you.
Q. Should I stop making my payments so I'll be approved for a Note Modification?
A. If you intentional default on your mortgage, the lenders will not approve your request for assistance.
Q. What is a Note Modification?
A. A Note Modification … (2 comments)
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fnma: Distressed Homeowners, More Help Is On The Way - 11/11/08 04:07 PM
Do you own a home, one you have been struggling with making the payments on? Have you given up hope of keeping your home, and stopped making your mortgage payments? Is it your wish to be able to stay in your home, if only the payments on it were more affordable?
Homeowners there are rays of sunshine in all the gloom in the housing market. A streamlined approach is being rolled out to help distressed homeowners wanting to stay in their homes. By December 15, 2008, servicers of loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - this is roughly 58% … (4 comments)
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fnma: First Time Home Buyer Resources (Part 3– Seller Funded Down Payment Assistance) - 01/07/08 02:00 PM
Seller Funded Down Payment Assistance programs are being eliminated as allowable sources of down payment. As of December, 2007, FHA programs will still allow AmeriDream and Nehemiah Seller Funded Down Payment Assistance programs as acceptable down payment sources, but only until February 28, 2008 for AmeriDream. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac do not accept Seller Funded Down Payment Assistance as acceptable down payment sources on their programs.
Down payment assistance providers Nehemiah Corp. of America, of Sacramento, Calif., and AmeriDream Inc., of Gaithersburg, Md., sued the government Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, respectively. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman granted a preliminary injunction barring … (5 comments)
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Karen Pierce Cooper
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