A Fannie Mae loan program to help low-equity homeowners refinance was paused in January 2023, five years after it replaced the federal government’s HARP refinance. In March 2009, the federal ...

Total refinances through completed through Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (the GSEs) in the second quarter topped 344,000. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) said that Fannie Mae accounted for ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced it extended the Home Affordable Refinance Program until Sept. 30, 2017 in order to create a smoother transition period for a new refi product it is ...

A popular government program enabling underwater borrowers who are current on their home mortgages to refinance at lower rates will be extended for two more years. The Obama administration’s HARP — ...

The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) is a Federal refinance program initiated in 2009 and targeting underwater homeowners. It is designed for homeowners who are current in their mortgage ...