fhasecure: Brief on the Hope for Homeowners act and Free Realtor FHA seminar - 08/04/08 06:44 PM
This week lots of Changes in store for FHA. I've summarized in the video but since the changes are so numerous we will be having a seminar on it and if you are in the Houston Texas Area we'll be happy to come to your office and bring breakfast of Lunch!
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fhasecure: FHASecure Facts for Consumers - 08/02/08 11:54 AM
YOU WORKED HARD FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP
The Federal Housing Administration has helped millions of Americans secure their dream of homeownership since 1934. Now we want to keep those dreams alive.
If you have an adjustable rate mortgage coming due or your interest rate is already too high, you owe it to yourself
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fhasecure: FHA Short Refinance Gets A Boost From The Housing Rescue Bill - 07/28/08 11:07 AM
The Housing Rescue Bill just passed Congress and that is fantastic news for households facing the prospect of losing a home to foreclosure. An additional $300 Billion will be allocated for FHA Short Refinance Loans (FHASecure) allowing home owners faced with the prospect of foreclosure to do an FHA Short Refinance and keep their
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fhasecure: FHA Offers More - 07/25/08 01:23 PM
FHA is offering help to more at-risk homeowners. Homeowners who are experiencing difficulty in making their mortgage payments due to adjustments in their interest rates may be able to refinance their home through FHA's refinance program: FHASecure. Although, the program was established a year ago, it seems that many homeowners are
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fhasecure: The end of FHA Down Payment Assistance? - 07/17/08 09:49 AM
Breaking News:
I just heard that there is some serious trouble looming for Seller funded Down Payment Assistance! It appears the House will be accepting language from the Senate Bill effectively permitting HUD's termination of these existing programs. While DPA programs will not be completely eliminated, it seems that the days of
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fhasecure: FHA, FHA loans, FHA Secure Refinance Loans, Questions and Answers, FHASecure Illinois - 06/20/08 10:01 PM
Are you in trouble with your existing mortgage? Do you need help? Are you afraid that you won't be able to qualify to refinance your existing home loan? Have foreclosure proceedings started on your home?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions then you may be eligable
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fhasecure: FHA Announces Risk Based Premiums Effective July 14, 2008 - 06/15/08 08:17 AM
FHA has just announced that for the first time in history that, it will now take credit scores into account. These guidelines changes will become effective July 14th, 2008. I have put the link to the new guideline changes at the bottom of the page. Here are the 10 guideline changes
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fhasecure: Don't Give Equity Thieves a Get Out of Jail Free Card - 06/10/08 11:13 AM
Massive Equity Theft
If you are (or know of a) homeowner at risk of mortgage foreclosure and about to enter into a negotiated loan workout, make certain you fully understand your rights and what rights you may be asked to waive forever in exchange for temporary or long term relief.
In
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fhasecure: Minnesota FHA Mortgage Broker-Explains FHA 203B, FHA 203K, FHA Secure, and FHA Reverse Mortgages - 06/03/08 06:08 PM
Obtaining a mortgage in Minnesota is what Venture Development-your MN mortgage broker can help you with. We provide loans in Minnesota only. We have products for home loan purchases, home loan refinances, investment property loans, second mortgages on primary and secondary residences, vacation property mortgages, and loans for debt consolidation. We
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fhasecure: Changes to FHA - 05/29/08 01:30 PM
Big changes at are coming...
Currently, the FHA has a 'one size fits all' premium structure that charges borrowers 1.50 percent of the loan balance upfront and .50 percent annually regardless of their credit standing.
But the FHA felt this approach did not treat borrowers equitably and could put their insurance
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fhasecure: FHASecure short sale refinance helps 200,000 families get out of bad loans - 05/22/08 09:19 AM
The FHA Secure mortgage loan, sometimes called the FHASecure Short Sale Refinance, has just helped it's 200,000th homeowner get out of a bad mortgage loan.
The popularity of FHA loans and the FHA Secure mortgage loan is really picking up steam as during the first six months of the program HUD
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fhasecure: Here we go again... - 05/19/08 02:05 PM
Somebody please explain to me why the Presidential Administration is threatening to VETO the FHA short bill? If someone owes more than what their property is worth and it is an adjustable rate mortgage.....someone is going to just walk away instaed of attempting to refinance. This is the stupidest thing I
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fhasecure: FHASecure, a Great Program for Assisting Borrowers who are Currently in an Adjustable Rate Loan - 05/02/08 08:21 AM
Are you delinquent in your mortgage payments? Is your delinquency a direct result of the adjustable rate reset? FHASecure is a new program, available until December 31, 2008, designed to offer relief to this situation by refinancing your home. Kendra Pack, a mortgage specialist, can explain how this program works and
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fhasecure: Life after bankruptcy-All Tech Mortgage - Because Every Loan Matters! - 04/18/08 01:41 PM
Life After Bankruptcy
Kevin Tinsley, Sr Loan Officer
Bankruptcy is an uncomfortable subject for a variety of reasons. The most obvious is the potential havoc it can wreak on your finances. Running a close second is the negative stigma which is often attached to the process. This negativity is important
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fhasecure: Does the New FHASecure Mean the Borrower Can be late prior-to the reset? - 04/17/08 06:26 PM
From a Hud press release Borrowers with adjustable rate mortgages who were late on two consecutive monthly mortgage payments or at two different times over the previous twelve months. FHA will require a 97 percent loan-to-value (LTV) ratio for these borrowers to refinance, the same LTV as FHA's current standard. Borrowers
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fhasecure: Minnesota FHA mortgages and Nehemiah Down Payment Assistance Can Make A Zero Down Transaction Almost Possible - 03/31/08 11:23 PM
Edina Minnesota-Twin Cities MN-Greater Minnesota-almost 100% financing IS still possible through a unique gift program and seller paid concessions Venture Development -your favorite MN mortgage broker-shares the secret! Unless YOUR mortgage broker or mortgage lender is FHA approved, You may never hear about the down payment assistance program called the Nehemiah program. This is an
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fhasecure: FHASecure Initiative -Adjustable Rate Mortgage Relief for some. - 02/01/08 01:53 AM
FHASecure is a temporary lending program - which expires in late 2008 - announced by President Bush on August 31, 2007, and released to FHA-approved lenders on September 4th. Qualified homeowners seeking payment relief from their ARM may be able to use FHASecure to refinance their loan into a more stable, fixed-rate
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fhasecure: FHASecure: What In The World Is Going On? - 01/16/08 09:13 PM
Two issues today. Issue Number 1: FHASecure Personally, I have pretty much given up on FHASecure. If I find someone who miraculously actually qualifies for the program, their second mortgage holder often insanely refuses to resubordinate their lien. It is my opinion, though, that the substantial publicity for this loan program
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fhasecure: Duck! Your Mortgage has Raised the ARM, it is Swinging at you and About to Knock You Down! Kendra Pack is your Body Guard from Bloomfield Financial Services, Inc and she will Fight Back and Break the ARM! - 01/06/08 06:15 PM
FHASecure is a Great Program for Assisting Borrowers who are Currently in a Conventional Adjustable Rate Loan. Are you delinquent in your mortgage payments? Is your delinquency a direct result of the adjustable rate reset? FHASecure is a new program, available until December 31, 2008, designed to offer relief to this situation
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fhasecure: Only 266 FHASecure Loans Closed So Far!! - 12/19/07 01:54 AM
I just caught an article in Reuters which reports that only 266 FHASecure loans have closed since September! You can find out more about at: http://fhaloanadvice.com/index.php/2007/12/18/is-fhasecure-a-complete-flop/ I know that I have been hearing grumblings about it from loan officers, but this is unbelievable!!
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fhasecure: Foreclosure Programs: Lets Take a Good Look - 12/15/07 03:54 PM
1. The FHA Modernization Act of 2007 was recently passed today by the Senate authorizes lenders to help borrowers who are in default. a. lower down paymentsb. Allow FHA to insure bigger loans3. Allow FHA more pricing flexibilityIncreased loan limits would also help people living in high-cost areas; current FHA limits
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fhasecure: FHA Secure Refinance - 12/14/07 12:09 AM
Will the 3 month old FHASecure Initiative save all the borrowers with subprime mortgages facing foreclosure? The crystal ball is still a little murky on this issue. However, according to statistics, more than 40,000 FHA Secure loans have been approved. Many of the subprime mortgages at issue have loan amounts far
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fhasecure: Will the HOPE NOW program really assist all who need it? - 12/09/07 06:47 PM
The recent release of the HOPE NOW program by President George W. Bush asserts that up to 1.2 million homeowners could be assisted by the program Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Alphonso Jackson to work with lenders, loan servicers, mortgage counselors, and investors on an initiative
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fhasecure: Bush Subprime Plan Limited but a Step Forward - 12/07/07 07:55 PM
Dreading the ARM adjustment in your mortgage interest rate? This article, from CNNMoney.com, republished by Mark Maupin and Art Daniels, could be a relief to those who qualify: CNNMoney.comBush Subprime Plan Limited but a Step ForwardThursday December 6, 6:03 pm ET By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer The Bush administration unveiled a
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fhasecure: HUD announces the FHA Secure Program for those with adjusting Mortgage Rates. - 12/03/07 09:39 AM
Check out this link, http://www.fha.gov/about/fhasfact.cfm, for information on the newest announcement made by HUD to assist those buyers with conventional ARMS(Adjustable Rate Mortgages) that are due to adjust between now and March, 2008, one of the largest pool of ARM's that have ever been written and purchased by both Fannie Mae
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fhasecure: Connecticut Adjustable Rate Mortgage Resetting? A FHA Mortgage Loan Can Help. FHASecure! - 11/15/07 08:05 PM
FHASecure: Working Hard for Your Homeownership WHAT IS FHASecure FHASecure is a refinancing option that gives credit-worthy homeowners, who were making timely mortgage payments before their loans reset but are now in default, a second chance with a FHA insured loan product. WHO IS ELIGIBLE To qualify for FHASecure, and include the delinquent loan
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fhasecure: We heard about an FHA program to help after our loan adjusted ... is it real? - 11/14/07 03:22 PM
Indeed, Congress approved a program aimed at helping some subprime or high-risk borrowers faced with increasing interest rates on adjustable-rate mortgages. Named FHASecure, the program offers homeowners the chance to refinance into better loans. An estimated 2 to 2.5 million adjustable-rate loans are scheduled to "reset" in 2007 and 2008. That
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fhasecure: FHASecure Update and Foreclosure News - 11/05/07 12:50 AM
The FHASecure program was officially announced in September 2007, however it was not until the last few weeks that a “pool” was created for the mortgage backed securities necessary to raise the money to fund loans made under the program. In spite of that delay, FHA Commissioner Brian Montgomery announced before
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fhasecure: FHA Secure Product Now Available to the Public! - 10/26/07 08:51 AM
The Federal Housing Authority is not known for making changes quickly. However, in the case of the FHA Secure product, HUD has acted quickly to bring the FHA Secure product to market. Many times programs and products are announced and then there is a huge lag time before consumers can
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fhasecure: I'm Facing Foreclosure, What Can I Do? - 10/16/07 05:58 PM
It's no secret that 2 million adjustable-rate mortgages will be reset over the next two years, according to an estimate from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and of them, about 500,000 are expected to go into default. So the question is what can be done? In September President Bush announced
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fhasecure: Santa Rosa Home Loans - Is the Hope Now Program More like False Hope Now? - Ascent Home Loans - 10/15/07 04:55 PM
As we sit and wait what appears to be the Senate putting the FHASecure program on the back burner, we once again have the government, namely the Treasury Secretary traipsing out in front of the news media and declaring his support for"The Alliance" better known as the Hope Now Program. Although "The Alliance"
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fhasecure: Foreclosure Bailout There May Be Help Available To You - 10/13/07 01:21 PM
Has the adjustment period for your mortgage recently caused your monthly payment to increase? Are you having trouble meeting those larger payments? Have you received a Notice of Default? With the national (and state) foreclosure rate at an all time high, help has arrived! The FHASecure program is available
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fhasecure: FHASecure - Free Teleconference/Webinar for Loan Officers - 10/04/07 01:05 PM
Attend a FREE teleconference/webinar on the FHASecure program by one of the leading FHA experts in the country, Chip Cummings! Over 3100 people registered for the training call on Monday and many couldn't get through, so there is going to be another call on Monday Oct. 8, 2007. I picked up a
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fhasecure: FHASECURE Frequently Asked Questions and information - 10/03/07 10:06 AM
Here are some frequently asked questions reguarding the new FHASECURE loan program. This is FHA's attempt to help homeowners who are behind on their mortgage due to an interest rate reset. Please contact me with any questions. FHASecure Fact Sheet - Refinance Options YOU WORKED HARD FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP The Federal Housing Administration has
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fhasecure: Prepare Your Documentation Now For FHASecure - Santa Rosa Home Loans -Ascent Home Loans - 10/01/07 06:12 PM
Even though the current loan limits for FHA on average in California are $362,770 and the median home price is far above that number, now is the time to start thinking about getting your documentation in order when changes take place for FHASecure and the loan limits are raised. It is still
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fhasecure: A GREAT LINK FROM FHA ABOUT THE FHA SECURE PROGRAM - 09/27/07 10:45 AM
Hey guys...
With so many questions flying around active rain about FHA and the FHA SECURE program. I thought I would post this link that might be able to help you answer some of your questions. If your able to take something positive from it great...if not and you already know
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fhasecure: Can I Refinance With FHASecure? - Santa Rosa Home Loans _ Ascent Home Loans - 09/24/07 02:17 PM
In hopes to curtail the the increasing problems that have developed within the sub-prime market, the Federal Housing Administration and the Bush Administration have developed a plan that would help a number of families from foreclosure. However, with all the conflicting news stories reported each an every day about the mortgage
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fhasecure: Understanding FHASecure - 09/20/07 05:01 PM
A lot of people have been asking me if they are, in fact, eligible for a FHA Secure loan. The loan is designed to help people who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments as a result of a recent adjustment in the rate of their adjustable rate mortgage. Here are
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fhasecure: FHA Secure - 09/19/07 03:00 PM
BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO HELP NEARLY ONE-QUARTER OF A MILLION HOMEOWNERS REFINANCE, KEEP THEIR HOMESFHA to implement new "FHASecure" refinancing product WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush today announced that HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will help an estimated 240,000 families avoid foreclosure by enhancing its refinancing program effective immediately. Under the
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fhasecure: FHASecure - Refinance Your Adjustable Rate Subprime Mortgage Charlotte, NC - 09/18/07 06:17 PM
Updated FHASecure Information from today's conference call. Below are some bullets that I got out of todays call: Does not matter if borrower is delinquent or notNo set number of months borrower can be in arrears on 1st and 2nd mortgageIf the borrower has a non purchase 2nd Mortgage it must be seasoned
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fhasecure: FHA SECURE Frequently Asked Questions - 09/17/07 04:34 PM
If you are looking for some answers about the FHASecure Program: www.fha.gov/about/fhascusqa.cfm Consumer FAQ www.fha.gov/about/fhasindqa.cfm Industry FAQ www.fha.gov/about/fhasfact.cfm FACT Sheet Don't wait until you get a foreclosure notice! There are still programs out there that can help!
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fhasecure: VIDEO-FHASecure may help if you have an Adjustable Rate Loan that is now Adjusting - 09/16/07 10:57 PM
Here is the Announcement of FHASecure
BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO HELP NEARLY ONE-QUARTER OF A MILLION HOMEOWNERS REFINANCE, KEEP THEIR HOMES
FHA to implement new "FHASecure" refinancing product
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush today announced that HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will help an estimated 240,000 families avoid foreclosure by
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fhasecure: FHASecure Guideline Update - 09/12/07 02:58 PM
Updated FHASecure Information from today's conference call. Below are some bullets that I got out of todays call: Does not matter if borrower is delinquent or notNo set number of months borrower can be in arrears on 1st and 2nd mortgageIf the borrower has a non purchase 2nd Mortgage it must be seasoned
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fhasecure: FHASecure Initiative: Is There Room For Improvement? - 09/08/07 11:04 AM
Background: A couple of days ago I had the pleasure of speaking with Bryant Tutas (Broker Bryant) about HUD's new initative...FHASecure. Broker Bryant wanted to know what my thoughts were on this effort by HUD to implement a program that would help homeowners deal with this so-called "mortgage mess" as it ties to
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fhasecure: Bush Announces FHA-Secure Plan to Assist Subprime Borrowers - 09/08/07 11:03 AM
Information provided by National Association of Realtors
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fhasecure: Mortgage Master is approved for FHASecure - 09/07/07 07:40 PM
I just received our Mortgagee Letter from HUD announcing the details of FHASecure, the program designed to help home owners with non-FHA ARMs that have adjusted (reset) and are falling delinquent on their payments. Since Mortgage Master, my employer, has been an FHA endorsed lender (a HUD Approved Mortgagee) since our inception,
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fhasecure: Bush Announces FHA's "FHASecure" Program to Benefit Subprime ARM Clients - 09/06/07 12:46 PM
According to the BrokerUniverse Newsletter for 9/6/2007, the Federal Housing Administration is going to unveil in a few days a new program that is designed to help borrowers who are facing loan default due to subprime adjustable rate mortgage resets. This new program, according to the article, is made for consumers who were
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fhasecure: FHASecure Diary Part I - I Took My First Loan App For an FHASecure Loan - Let's Be "Guinea Pigs" Together Saving Alfredo's Home - 09/05/07 06:54 PM
Last week, I wrote a blog called, Here It Is... The New FHA Loan Program - FHASecure - Mortgage Lates and 100%+ CLTV Allowed. It detailed the new FHA program that is supposed to help up to 250,000 save their homes from resetting adjustable rate mortgages over the next few years. Today,
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fhasecure: Question on FHA Mortgagee Letter 2007-11 - 09/05/07 02:50 PM
I must have read the letter several times. It looks to me like FHA has left the credit decision open to interpretation. Am I wrong? Can a borrower, who has a subprime mortgage that has reset, refinance under this program under the following scenario? LTV and Debt rations are in line with guidelinespast
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fhasecure: Tampa Mortgage Refinance | Help for Delinquent Payments - 09/05/07 02:45 PM
Being behind on mortgage payments can provide a huge hurdle for borrowers looking to refinance into a more affordable interest rate. HUD recently announced a new refinance program available through FHA called "FHASecure". The refinance program is for borrower who are feeling the effects of a subprime adjustable rate mortgage and have
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fhasecure: Batten Down the Hatches: FHASecure is like a jacket in a Category 5 Hurricane! - 09/03/07 06:28 PM
I really wanted to beleive that both sides of the political spectrum would've come up with a more plausible solution than FHASecure. I hope I'm wrong, but what bothers me even more is how as an industry we're embracing the program as if it were really designed to make a difference.
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fhasecure: PA RESIDENTS ! IF YOU ARE AT RISK OF LOSING YOUR HOME LOOK INTO "REAL" PROGRAM BY PHFA - 09/02/07 09:33 AM
I was looking for affordable mortgage programs on Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency's web site and came across a program called "REfinance to an Affordable Loan program (REAL)" It is a timely program if the adjustable rate or interest only rate is going to make it difficult to pay your mortgage you may
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fhasecure: FHASecure - Why has the TV News not jumped on it? - 09/02/07 08:28 AM
I am just astounded that President Bush has come out and actually gave probably the best answer to the sub-prime problem with our nation today and it has not made it to the news yet. Most people that I have spoken to heard about the FHASecure program from the Internet. It
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fhasecure: Who Will FHASecure Help? - 09/02/07 01:57 AM
President Bush announced last Friday that he proposes providing some assistance through FHA to homeowners repaying adjustable-rate mortgages (ARM). FHASecure would allow borrowers to refinance their adjustable mortgages into mortgages insured by FHA. In order to take advantage of the program, the borrower must prove, among other things, that 1) the original
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fhasecure: Too Little AND Too Late? - 08/31/07 08:19 PM
Bush has rolled out a plan to supposedly help adjustable rate mortgage holders who face foreclosure. It is an option to refinance into an FHASecure loan. Seriously, let's be real about this. Who and how many people is this really going to help? FHASecure program will require 3% equity
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fhasecure: Here It Is... The New FHA Loan Program - FHASecure - Mortgage Lates and 100%+ CLTV Allowed - 08/31/07 07:54 PM
Earlier today, I wrote about the President's new game plan on the mortgage crisis. George W Comes to the Aid of The Mortgage Mess - Are The Tides Finally Turning?? By day's end, FHA announced their new plan to help nearly 250,000 people save their home from adjustable rate mortgages that reset
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fhasecure: FHASecure: The Solution to Foreclosure? - 08/31/07 05:33 PM
President Bush today announced FHASecure, a new FHA refinance program designed to help trouble homeowners keep their homes. The new program should provide an option for at least some of those people headed into foreclosure due to interest rate resets and skyrocketing mortgage payments. Who will benefit? Hard to say
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