Positive Results Reported Due To Loan Modification Programs, According to FDIC’s Bair
Sheila Bair, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Corp has noted that the loan modification efforts are having positive results, but their ultimate success will most likely depend on the economy and mortgage market.
“My sense is that it’s having an impact,” … but “there is obviously still distress in the mortgage market” Bair said in answering questions after a speech to the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank’s annual bank structure conference.
According to Bair, most mortgage holders will continue making their monthly payments if they are brought down to the affordable level, regardless of whether they are in the upside-down mortgage scenario or not. Upside-down mortgage refers to a condition when a home value is lower than the mortgage owed on the property.
Loan workouts are traditionally more difficult to pursue if the credit distress is driven by a life…
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“FHA Streamline Refinance” refers to a process of refinancing a FHA mortgage and specifically the amount of documentation and underwriting that is required to be completed by the lender. The process (as any refinance) involves certain closing costs that are either paid up-front or rolled into the amount of refinance.
