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Entries from November 2008

Residential Capital, 5th Largest Mortgage Servicer Also Supports Streamlined Modification Plan

November 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Following the lead of many other mortgage servicers, Residential Capital has joined the mortgage lenders in supporting help for homeowners. The Chairman and CEO, Thomas Marano in response to the Streamlined Mortgage Modification Plan ssued the following statement: “Residential Capital, LLC (ResCap) strongly supports the actions taken today by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the [...]

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Tags: "mortgage modification" · Avoiding Foreclosure

Streamlined loan modification program to start on December 15, 2008

November 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator announced Tuesday that the housing finance giants will implement a sweeping plan to prevent distressed borrowers from losing their homes to foreclosure. The new program, which goes live December 15, aims to speed up the loan modification process by using a more-streamlined protocol. Here are the details: The new [...]

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Tags: "mortgage modification" · Government Bailout · Mortgage Refinancing

JPMorgan expands Mortgage Modification program

November 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Friday became the latest major bank to beef up its mortgage modification efforts as the government also considers a plan to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. JPMorgan’s expanded program aims to help avoid foreclosures on an estimated $70 billion in loans, which could help as many as 400,000 customers. The New [...]

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Tags: "mortgage modification"