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March 12th, 2010Categories: Mortgage & Finance reVIEWS

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has extended the government’s Home Affordable Refinance Program by 12 months.

HARP’s new end date is June 30, 2011.

Originally known as Making Home Affordable, HARP aims to help Georgia homeowners refinance their mortgage who may otherwise be ineligible because of falling home values.

There are 4 basic HARP criteria every borrower must meet:

1. The existing home loan must be guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

2. Your home must be a 1- to 4-unit property

3. You must have a perfect mortgage payment history going back 12 months. No 30-day lates allowed.

4. Your first mortgage balance must be 125% or less of your home’s market value

If you’re not sure whether Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac back your mortgage, you can look it up. Fannie’s website is http://www.fanniemae.com/loanlookup; Freddie’s is http://freddiemac.com/mymortgage.  If you don’t locate your loan on either website, your mortgage is backed by a third-party and is not HARP-eligible.

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Tags: Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Freddie Mac, HARP, Refinancing, Underwater Mortgage

Written by Chad Lariscy//Discussion: Please leave a comment.

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