To assist homeowners with negative equity in refinancing at lower interest rates, over longer loan terms or with less
risky loan structures, the government rolled out the Home Affordable Refinancing Program.
Not exact matches
Prices of the
riskiest portions of collateralized
loan obligations (CLOs) have fallen 50 % as of the end mid-December since mid-year, and are now trading at $ 0.25 for every dollar that investors have put in the
structured bonds.
A qualified mortgage is one that is free from terms that can prove
risky to borrowers, like
loans that span more than 30 years or payment
structures that allow the borrower to pay less interest than is actually owed (which causes the
loan to be more expensive over the long run).
The expectation is that mortgage refinancing a Fannie Mae
loan will put responsible borrowers in a better position by reducing their monthly principal and interest payments or moving them from a more
risky home
loan structure (such as interest - only or short - term ARM) to a more stable product.
It may also affect the current
structure of the mortgage market, in which banks mostly have focused on plain - vanilla and jumbo
loans while nonbank lenders have targeted
riskier borrowers, sometimes with more exotic...