Home Mortgage Refinancing the Right Way

Due to the high numbers of homeowners facing foreclosure President Obama and his government have devised a home refinance stimulus package and also some loan modification programs to help. The government and President Obama have begun these plans to help those that are facing foreclosure and having difficulty repaying their loans. As many as 9 million mortgages would be covered by the loan modification plan and home refinance stimulus package and the government is estimating spending $75 billion in the process to help all of the struggling homeowners.

2 main components for Obama's Stimulus Package:

1. Refinance

2. Loan Modification

Let us discuss both components in detail:

1. Home Refinance Stimulus Package

·Using this package the government would have the two biggest and powerful lending agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to refinance homes. Homeowners are buried under their mortgage and are paying more than their homes are actually worth. The condition in order to use this package, it is that the loan be a guarantee be the lender Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This condition applies even if you become financially secure and are able to pay on your own.

·There is however a major condition before one can qualify for the refinance stimulus package; the stimulus package is only for homes that are lived in. Those properties that have no one living in them are not eligible for the Obama home refinance stimulus package.

2. Loan Modification Stimulus Package

·President Obama and his administration have provided incentives for lenders that are doing loan modifications for homes that have existing loans. Based on this program homeowners are going to be able to stop foreclosure for good by following the program. The loan modification and refinancing program will reduce high interest rates and decrease it to 2% only. The tenure of the loan will increase in order to reduce the borrowers’ monthly payment and the late fees some have incurred would also be waived.

·Using this loan modification or refinancing program the lender would take care of monthly payments and it would not increase by more than 31% of the borrowers’ monthly income.

-M Petrone
www.HomeRefinancingAdvice.com