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Asked 2/18/2009

Modify Mortgages with Obama's New Plan?

Can someone explain how Obama's new housing plan will impact American people? Is it only designed for low-income families and sub-prime mortgages or will people at all income levels be able to participate?

It seems the main purpose of this plan is to stop foreclosures and this is why I assume their main focus will be on those bad sub-prime mortgages.

Will this benefit the middle-class or high-income families in any way?

 
 
 
 
 
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Answer 1/2 - Submitted 2/18/2009

From what I understand, if they do move forward there will more than likely be a cap on the household income of probably $250k.

 
 

Answer 2/2 - Submitted 2/18/2009

There does not seem to be an actual plan at this time, just wishful thinking. I believe the idea is that if the government has loaned money to a bank, it will then be able to pressure the bank to adjust the mortgage interest or length of payback time. It is pretty hard to see what they can do with the mortgages that were packaged and sold to who knows whom in the world. The bank no longer has the mortgage in that case. The government may simply buy back these bundled securities or just pay them off, and issue a new mortgage to the individual, but they haven't made a decision yet

None of the stimulus will help middle or high income people, except the people who will get to bid on the pork projects. These will be friends and relatives of politicians, or heavy campaign contributors.

 
 
 
 
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