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Plan to Offset Foreclosures Wrong for Evolving Mortgage Crisis

By JD Evans A

Despite offering a rising number of trial loan modifications, the Obama administration’s housing-rescue efforts are not adapting to address the changing nature of the foreclosure crisis, according to a report released by a watchdog panel. The report, from a bipartisan panel was created to oversee the government’s $700 billion financial bailout. This report concluded that the ambitious effort to prevent foreclosures isn’t set up to help the current drivers of foreclosures: borrowers with with complex mortgages and those good credit who have lost their jobs.

Eligible borrowers who are behind on their mortgage payments can reduce their monthly payments under the Home Affordable Modification Program. A similar program allows eligible homeowners to refinance their mortgage if they have little or no equity in their home. But modifying loans for unemployed borrowers who are unable to afford even reduced payments could lead to even more foreclosures in the future.

The report was released one day after the Obama administration said it had met a key benchmark for the housing-rescue program by offering trial loan modifications to half of a million homeowners. HAMP The report stated that Obama’s program is targeting the housing crisis as it existed six months ago, rather than as it exists right now. Even trial loan modifications might not lead to a permanent fix, and the homeowners who do receive a permanent mortgage modification will see payments rise after five years. This will likely lead to a foreclosure delay rather than prevention.

Foreclosure efforts so far were designed to modify subprime adjustable-rate mortgages and other risky loans that have gone past due as interest rates adjusted, making loans unaffordable. By reducing the interest rate or extending the loan over a longer term, more borrowers might be able to make monthly payments. The current wave of trouble is being driven by borrowers with good credit who are losing their jobs and can not afford to make any mortgage payments. Another category of troubled borrowers have complex home loans that can’t be easily modified without writing down the loan balance, which mortgage companies have been reluctant to do.

This report did actually bring a call to action. The oversight panel, which approved the report on a 3-2 vote, called for the administration to update the strategy to address this new wave of troubled borrowers. The Treasury Department said that they are searching out ways to aide unemployed homeowners. Senate Democrats introduced a bill to offer federal funds for states to offer unemployed homeowners mortgage assistance. Policy makers are also toying with the idea of allowing lenders to lower payments beyond the requirements of the HAMP program for unemployed homeowners. Most loan modifications haven’t included writing down loan balances, which many experts believe would facilitate more successful modifications.

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