I know this is a bit off topic, but that has never stopped me before. When I saw this I wanted to share it with you. This just came accross CNN news. Here it is.....
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A plan announced today by Bank of America
will be the most aggressive foreclosure prevention effort ever
undertaken by a U.S. bank.
The program, scheduled to start in
December, will be open to distressed borrowers who signed up with
Countrywide Financial between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2007.
Countrywide was acquired by Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500) in July.
It
came in a legal settlement that the company entered into with the
attorney general offices of 11 states, who had sued Countrywide over
predatory lending practices, but the company stated that borrowers in
all 50 states will be eligible to participate in the program.
"The
Countrywide settlement is a watershed moment for loan modification
programs," said Mark Pearce, North Carolina's Deputy Commissioner of
Banks and a member of the State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group.
"This is, by far, the best [program ever], even better than the FDIC
program with IndyMac Bank."
As part of the initiative, Bank of
America will cut monthly housing payments, including mortgage, property
taxes and insurance, to no more than 34% of gross income. The move is
expected to help keep as many as 400,000 troubled borrowers in their
homes.
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This is a breath of fresh air. If the average joe were going to loose their house. The typical bank would say, pay up or get out. When a corporation is about to default on a 10 Million dollar note, the conversation is lets see if we can work something out.
There are a lot of people out there who if they could have been given a little help, would still be in their homes. I am glad to see this.
Posted by Michael Corey
www.ntirety.com
Bank of America to slash mortgage payments