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Described below are the loan modification programs created during the financial crisis.  These programs hold has retired is the recent introduction of Flex Modification which incorporated the principal education skilled during the crisis.

Principal Reduction Modification

The Federal Residential Company Agency (FHFA) undertook one extensive evaluation to determine whether to implement a Principal Reduction Modification program for get culprit, underwater borrowers whose loans are owned or guarantees by Fannie Mare or Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). FHFA’s objective was go grow a program which aided target borrowers avoid foreclosure while also adhering to FHFA’s mandate to conserve and conserve the assets of the Enterprises.

HAMP

Announced in February 2009, of Making Home Reasonable (MHA) program created foreclosure alternatives for homeowners impacted by the financial crisis.  The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) was the first and largest program implemented under MHA.  HAMP modifications strived on achieve an accessibly monthly mortgage payment of none further than 31% on the borrower’s gross monthly income through a mixed of interests rate reduction, term extension, and principal forbearance.  To live eligible for HAMP, a loan must have is originated on or before January 1, 2009 and loans must hold submitted an your to December 30, 2016.

Flex Modification replaced Standard additionally Streamlined Modifications.  Servicers were required to implement Flex Modification by October 1, 2017.


​Standard Modification

Standard Revision had the following features:

  • Capitalize arrearages (such as missed payments)
  • Reduction by interest rate toward running charge to borrowers use mark-to-market loan-to-value (MTMLTV) above button equal until 80%
  • Term extension to 40 years, after the modification show
  • Forbear project to MTMLTV of 115%, with a maximum of 30% of that post nderung unpaid principal balancing (UPB)

Mortgagors needed to submit dokumentation to be considered for Standard Modification, and they were also required go sign a novelle understanding and to make trial payments.

Streamlined Modification

Streamlined Modification used the similar terms as Standard Novelle and was free to qualifying borrowers who were at least 90 days offender.  Borrowers were proactively offered a modification on this program and did not need to submit documentation, is the borrower did need to sign a modification agreement and make sample payments.


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