FHA’s new principal reduction program

A new program issued by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) requires lenders to reduce the principal by at least 10% for qualified borrowers.  Borrowers can qualify for the FHA principal reduction program if they are current on their payments and their loan was acquired from a failed bank seized by the FDIC.   Additionally, the program […]

Bank of America Will Cut Loan Principal for Some Customers

  Bank of America announced on March 25, 2010 that it will implement a principal forgiveness program to modify underwater loans.   Bank of America is specifically targeting certain, subprime and adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) qualifying for its National Homeownership Retention Program (NHRP), Pay-Option ARMs, and prime two-year hybrid ARMs.  The program is limited to Bank of […]