Read more refinanced mortgages stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19425/refinanced-mortgages.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:15:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70918/sleazy-middlemen-stiff-homeowners-trying-to-refi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe federal mortgage modification program is mired in trouble, with just 12% of the 3 million eligible loans in the process of modification, the "servicers" that helped create the problem tasked with helping to untangle it, and the Treasury Department falling down on the oversight job. In one case, a...http://www.newser.com/story/70918/sleazy-middlemen-stiff-homeowners-trying-to-refi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Oct 2009 15:31:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61549/burgeoning-interest-rates-threaten-to-stifle-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe steady rise in interest rates over recent weeks is threatening to trample the green shoots of recovery in the housing market, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rates on 30-year mortgages hit 5.79% yesterday, more than a point above the 4.75% "trigger" level analysts say spurred the wave...http://www.newser.com/story/61549/burgeoning-interest-rates-threaten-to-stifle-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 7:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60568/f-i-wish-id-refinanced-my-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany homeowners are kicking themselves for not refinancing sooner now that mortgage rates are climbing, ABC News reports. “I was going to save $325 a month, and that covers all kind of things, from gas to groceries,” lamented one. “$325 is a lot of money.” And it’s money, economists say,...http://www.newser.com/story/60568/f-i-wish-id-refinanced-my-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 May 2009 14:02:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56336/foreclosures-rose-24-in-first-quarter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe number of American households threatened with losing their homes grew 24% in the first 3 months of this year and is poised to rise further as major lenders restart foreclosures after a temporary moratorium, figures out today show. Though the Obama administration has invested $75 billion to help up...http://www.newser.com/story/56336/foreclosures-rose-24-in-first-quarter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Apr 2009 8:31:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55844/banks-launch-mortgage-refinancing-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe country’s top lenders are slowly implementing the Obama administration’s plan to help otherwise ineligible borrowers to refinance their mortgages at the current bargain-basement rates, the Wall Street Journal reports. The program is open to those with mortgages owned by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae who are current on their...http://www.newser.com/story/55844/banks-launch-mortgage-refinancing-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 8:26:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53476/scammers-set-sights-on-desperate-homeowners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA record 5.4 million homeowners across the country are behind on their mortgages, and scam artists are looking to cash in, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Ads offering help lowering mortgage payments are everywhere. But these "loan negotiators" usually provide services that homeowners can handle on their own, for...http://www.newser.com/story/53476/scammers-set-sights-on-desperate-homeowners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Mar 2009 14:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47930/mortgage-refinancing-rush-continues-into-new-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHomeowners continue to scramble for refinancing in order to lock in currently low interest rates, MarketWatch reports, with applications jumping 25.6% last week, to the highest level since June 2003. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 0.10% for the week ending Jan. 9, to...http://www.newser.com/story/47930/mortgage-refinancing-rush-continues-into-new-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Jan 2009 15:17:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47458/senate-homeowner-aid-moves-big-step-closer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Senate plan to help struggling homeowners keep their houses moved closer to fruition yesterday as Citigroup ended its opposition to the bill, the Wall Street Journal reports. The measure would allow so-called “cramdowns,” in which judges in Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases could set lower principal and interest rates, or...http://www.newser.com/story/47458/senate-homeowner-aid-moves-big-step-closer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Jan 2009 9:02:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46342/at-risk-owners-pay-big-bucks-to-mortgage-modifiers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA growing mortgage-modification industry has cropped up amid the housing bust, the Washington Post reports, charging homeowners thousands to help them negotiate better loans. The problem? Non-profit groups already offer those services gratis. “It is very frustrating to find a homeowner who has paid a for-profit company $3,000 to...http://www.newser.com/story/46342/at-risk-owners-pay-big-bucks-to-mortgage-modifiers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Dec 2008 10:44:01 CST