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The truth is, insuring against future catastrophe is hardly a foolish idea. Putting away at least some of the funds raised in the U.K. or U.S. makes sense. After all, almost all the big lenders who received cash from the U.S. Troubled Asset Relief Program in the current economic downturn...
The other expiring program - the federal home-buyer tax-credit program, which offered an $8,000 credit to first-time home buyers - was so successful at luring home shoppers into the decimated market last year that the government extended it into 2010 and expanded it to include a $6,500...
Under the new plan, unveiled Friday, March 26, banks will be asked to lower the principal loan balance for certain homeowners whose mortgages exceed the value of their homes. The loans would be refinanced as mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), fully backed by the government. In the...
Also, up to $14 billion of TARP funds will be used to provide subsidies to lenders and loan servicers who agree to write down at least 10% of a first mortgage; the combined value of first and second mortgages can be no greater than 115% of the current value of...
Treasury Assistant Secretary Michael Barr says the principal-reduction program is voluntary, not mandatory, and that there's no guarantee homeowners will not default on the new refinanced loans. "We don't want to be overly optimistic about that," said Barr during a briefing on Friday. "Modifications are hard - they...