Archive for 'FHA'
Bush Quietly Signs Mortgage Relief Measure
signed a housing bill Wednesday intended to rescue about 15 percent of the cash-strapped homeowners in fear of foreclosure in the next year or so. Early in the morning and out of public view, the president signed it without fanfare in the Oval Office, adding his signature to a measure he once threatened to [...]
Posted: July 30th, 2008 under FHA, Money, Mortgage Relief, Personal Finance, Real Estate.
Tags: Administration Officials, American Families, Election Year, Federal Housing Administration, First Time Home Buyers, Forec, Henry Paulson, Homeownership Opportunities, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Housing And Urban Development, Low Income Housing, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, Mortgage Relief, Nancy Pelosi, Oval Office, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Steve Preston, Time Home Buyers, Tony Fratto, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, White House Spokesman
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Housing Rescue Package Set for House Vote
A broad housing rescue package aimed at preventing foreclosures would have the government step in to insure up to $300 billion in new mortgages for struggling homeowners. The plan, designed to stabilize a key sector of the shaky economy, is set for a House vote Wednesday. It would let the Federal Housing Administration insure more [...]
Posted: May 11th, 2008 under FHA, Loans, Money, Mortgage Lending, Personal Finance, Real Estate, US Treasury.
Tags: Barney Frank, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Administration, Federal Reserve Chairman, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Finance Agencies, Financial Services Committee, Fixed Rate Loans, Fixed Rate Mortgages, Gop Leaders, Government Step, Henry M Paulson, Local Housing Finance, Mortgage Insurer, Republican Support, Subprime Mortgages, Substantial Losses, Tax Exempt Bonds, Treasury Secretary
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