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FHFA: Proposed HARP 3.0 Bill Premature

June 1, 2012
It’s far too early for lawmakers to entertain another expansion of the Home Affordable Refinance Program given that the most recent tweak to the program, HARP 2.0, only just recently became fully active, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The FHFA has maintained that HARP 2.0 remains a work in progress given the revamped program’s graduated rollout of changes, but this week the Finance Agency said a proposed bill in the Senate to create HARP 3.0 would only get in the way. “The initial results on the enhanced HARP program show that it is working, and new legislation at this time would slow down that progress,” said FHFA Senior Associate Director for Housing and Regulatory Policy Meg Burns.
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