Tag Archives: Refinance
#MyRefi: HARP 3.0 goes viral
The Obama administration is proposing HARP 3.0, a mortgage refinancing plan intended to simply the refinancing process. Continue reading
HARP a cash cow for banks?
Critics accuse the largest mortgage servicers of charging HARP borrowers higher rates. Continue reading
HARP a cash cow for banks?
Critics accuse the largest mortgage servicers of charging HARP borrowers higher rates. Continue reading
What HARP lenders won’t tell you
“No” doesn’t always mean “no.” At least not when you are trying to refinance your mortgage through HARP 2.0. Here is what HARP lenders won’t tell you. Continue reading
Less refinancing, more profit
Banks are making money from fewer mortgages, but next year looks quite different. Continue reading
Will HARP 3 be a charm?
Will the third try be a charm for HARP? Industry analysts seem to think so. And so does the government. Continue reading
More refi help on the way
Congress needs to remove barriers to allow borrowers to refinance and it must act quickly, says HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. Continue reading
A horrifying refi
The national mortgage settlement has a potentially ghastly surprise for some who refinance under its terms. Continue reading
The refi that keeps on taking
Watch out if you refinance your mortgage under the terms of the huge mortgage servicing settlement filed Monday. Continue reading
Obama’s refinance dilemma
Is President Barack Obama’s latest plan to allow millions more struggling homeowners to refinance their mortgages actually further stalling a housing market recovery? Critics of the proposal, announced last week, say the chief drawback is that it’s set… Continue reading