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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) have provided details for their streamlined refinance programs that were originally announced by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) last month. The programs, named "RefiNow" by Fannie Mae and "Refi Possible" by Freddie Mac, will be available starting June 5 for Fannie Mae's borrowers but not until August 30 through Freddie Mac. The programs are designed to encourage eligible low-income borrowers to refinance and lower their interest rates and monthly mortgage payments. In its original announcement FHFA said it expected borrowers who refinanced through the initiative to save between $100 and $250 a month. While there are process differences between the two programs, their basic outlines are the same. The no cash-out loans are available to borrowers
Rob Chrisman
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Here at the MBAG event in Northern Florida some of the topics of conversation is the economy, the inability to predict interest rates, families, and lending. It has been reported that 25 to 34-year old’s spend more on mothers than any other age... (read more)
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) have provided details for their streamlined refinance programs that were originally announced by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) last month. The programs, named "RefiNow" by Fannie Mae and "Refi Possibl... (read more)
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There was a sharp decline in the number of loans in forbearance during the week ended May 4. Black Knight says this has come to be the norm during the early weeks of each month. Overall forbearance volumes dropped by 105,000, a 4.5 percent improvemen... (read more)
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