Tag Archive: HARP

Feb
01
2012

Obama Proposes New Mortgage Refinance Plan

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On February 1, 2012, President Obama announced his latest plan to help millions of homeowners refinance their homes to today’s record low rates. But will the plan ultimately be successful? The first refinance program that was introduced in 2009, called Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), was supposed to help millions of people, but less than …

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Dec
16
2011

The New and Improved, Completely Revamped HARP Refinance Program

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HARP 2 was recently announced. This new and improved, completely revamped refinance program is a reworked version of the original HARP program, first launched in 2009. The original HARP program was intended to help more than 9 million U.S. households. However, fewer than 900,000 were able to take advantage of this program. HARP 2 will …

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Aug
16
2011

Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Levels!

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You can refinance even if you owe more than your home is worth. And this is a point that many homeowners don’t realize. While mortgage rates drop to their lowest levels in 40 years, many people think they won’t qualify because their home is “underwater” – they owe more than their home is worth. This …

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Mar
14
2011

When You Cannot Afford Your Mortgage

There is a lot of misinformation out there about the options that exist for a homeowner when they can no longer afford their mortgage. There are also scams that unknowingly suck people into paying thousands of dollars for services that can otherwise be obtained for free. Let’s go through the steps that a homeowner might …

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