Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Freddie Mac’s refinance policy drawing fire

Brokers, small lenders say they are being cut out of Obama’s plan

Associated Press
updated 5:55 p.m. PT, Mon., April 20, 2009

WASHINGTON - Mortgage brokers and small lenders say they've been left out of a big part of the Obama administration's plan to help borrowers refinance their home loans and take advantage of near record-low interest rates.

The new guidelines released earlier this month are different for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-controlled companies that own or guarantee almost 31 million mortgages — more than half of all U.S home loans. Most strikingly, mortgage loans held by Freddie Mac can only be refinanced by the company that currently collects payments on the loan, known as the mortgage servicer.

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