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    MakingHomeAffordable

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    Background

    Homeowner

    Affordability&

    StabilityPlan

    MakingHome

    AffordableProgram

    HomeAffordable

    Refinance

    HomeAffordable

    Modification

    The

    AdministrationsPlan

    ProgramforHomeowners

    Programs

    Available

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    HomeAffordable

    Refinance

    Program

    (HARP)

    Purpose

    Givesborrowers

    the

    opportunity

    to

    refinance

    intomoreaffordableloansattodayslowerrates

    Only

    for

    borrowers

    with

    Fannie

    Mae

    or

    Freddie

    Macloans

    Scope

    Estimatedmillionsofborrowersareeligible

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    HARPEligibility

    Criteria

    Borrower

    Owneroccupant

    of

    a14unitproperty

    Iscurrentonthe

    mortgage

    Hasreasonableabilitytopaynewmortgagepayment

    Loan

    Mortgageis

    owned

    or

    guaranteedbyFannieMaeorFreddieMac

    Amountof

    first mortgage

    doesnotexceed125%ofpropertyscurrentmarket

    value

    Refinancewillimprovethelongtermaffordabilityorsustainability

    of

    the

    loan

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    DeterminingImminent

    Default

    Borrowerswhoarecurrentontheirloansbut

    arestruggling

    to

    make

    payments

    may

    also

    be

    eligibleforHAMPifthey:

    Have

    adocumented

    hardship

    decreasein

    income,increaseinexpenses,facinginterestrateincreasewithinthenextfourmonths,etc.

    Donothavesufficientsavingsorotherliquid

    assetstomakefuturepayments

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    ModificationProcess

    YourMortgageLenderorCounselor

    Determinesifborrower

    meets

    minimum

    eligibilitycriteria

    Obtainsborrower

    income

    and

    debt

    information

    Calculatesborrowerstargetmodifiedpayment

    toreach

    debt

    to

    income

    ratio

    of

    31%

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    ModificationProcess

    Continued

    YourMortgageLender

    Performsstepsinordertoreachtargetmodifiedpayment

    Step1:

    Capitalizes

    outstanding

    debt,

    escrow

    advances

    andoutofpocketservicingexpenses(nolatefees

    allowed)

    Step2:

    Reduces

    the

    interest

    rate

    to

    as

    low

    as

    2%

    Reducedrateremainsfixedfor5yearsandincreases1%per

    yearthereaftertomarketinterestrateatthetimeof

    modificationStep3:Extendsloantermupto40years

    Step4:Defersaportionoftheprincipal,interestfree,

    untilloan

    is

    paid

    off

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    SecondMortgage

    Lien

    Modification

    Program

    Purpose

    Modifies

    2

    nd

    mortgagesof

    qualifying

    at

    risk

    borrowerstoachieveaffordablepaymentson

    bothmortgages

    Incentives

    encourage

    participation

    from

    all

    parties

    Scope

    Estimatedthatupto50%ofatriskborrowers

    with1st mortgageshave2nd mortgages

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    SecondMortgageLienModificationProgram

    Continued A2nd mortgagelienmaybeeligiblewhen

    ThemortgagelenderisaparticipantintheSecondMortgageLien

    ModificationProgram

    under

    HAMP

    Borrowerscorresponding1st mortgageismodifiedthroughHAMP

    MortgageoriginatedonorbeforeJanuary1,2009

    3rd and/or4th mortgage

    liens

    are

    not

    eligible

    Mayonlybemodifiedonce

    Nofeechargedtomodify

    Borrowermustprovideconsenttosharetheir1st mortgage

    lienmodification

    data

    with

    the

    2ndmortgage

    lender

    ifthe

    lendersaretwodifferentparties

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    BorrowerIncentives

    Nocostformodification

    BorrowerscanreceiveprincipalreductionsformakingHAMP

    paymentson

    time

    Incentivescanequalupto:

    $1,000peryearforfiveyearsfor1st mortgage

    $250peryearforfiveyearsfor2nd mortgage(ifapplicable)

    Incentivesaddupmonthlyandareallocatedonceayeartoreduce

    borrowersunpaidmortgageprincipalbalance

    Withnoextraeffort,borrowersincreasetheequityintheirhomes

    However,ifborrowerdefaultsontheir1st or2nd modified

    mortgages,then

    no

    additional

    incentives

    will

    be

    allocated

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    GettingStarted

    EasytoUseMainNavigationfor

    HomeownerstoQuicklyFindInformation

    OntheHomePage,consumerscan

    access:

    SpanishContent

    1888995HOPE(4673)

    BewareofScams

    InformationVideo

    HelpfulLinksinFooterSampleHomePage

    AccessChecklisttoPrepare

    BorrowerstoSpeakwiththeir

    MortgageLenderorCounselor

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    AreMortgage

    Lenders

    Required

    to

    Participate?

    IfyouhaveaFannieMaeorFreddieMacloan YES

    For

    other

    loans,

    participation

    is

    optional.

    However,

    significantfinancialincentivesareprovidedto

    encourageparticipationbyborrowers,mortgage

    lendersand

    investors.

    Thelistofparticipatingmortgagelendersisavailable

    at:www.MakingHomeAffordable.gov

    Participatingmortgagelendersmaynotproceedwithaforeclosuresaleuntilaborrowerhasbeen

    evaluated

    for

    a

    Making

    Home

    Affordable

    loan.

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    Bewareof

    Foreclosure

    Rescue

    Scams

    Bewareofanycompanythatpromises:

    That

    its

    safe

    to

    skip

    your

    mortgage

    payments Thatwalkingawayfromyourhousewontaffect

    yourcredit

    Theywill

    buy

    your

    house

    &

    sell

    it

    back

    to

    you

    later

    A

    specific

    result,

    for

    a

    feeThereisnever afeeforgettinginformationabouttheMaking

    HomeAffordableprogramfromyourmortgagelenderora

    HUDapproved

    housing

    counselor.

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    AdditionalResources

    ForImmediateBorrowerAssistance:

    Call1888

    995

    HOPE

    (4673)

    FindaHUDApprovedHousingCounselor:

    Visitwww.MakingHomeAffordable.gov

    Find

    Your

    Mortgage

    Lenders

    Phone

    Number: Refertoyourmonthlymortgagestatement,or

    Lookuponwww.MakingHomeAffordable.gov