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New FHA Refi Program Addresses Problems That Plagued HOPE for Homeowners

April 1, 2010
A new initiative announced by the Obama administration last week tries to create an FHA refinance program for underwater borrowers that will work better than the failed FHA HOPE for Homeowners program, but industry sources aren’t sure how much business the new “FHA short refi” program will generate. Under the new FHA refi option, lenders would have to write down at least 10 percent of the...
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