HARP, the forgotten stimulus
Mortgage / Home Buyer News
As I noted last week, the Home Affordable Refinance Program is a bust. And I've never succeeded in getting a straight answer as to why.
In comments from a post last week, Andy Boyum writes: "HARP is a joke!" He says that, because his loan has mortgage insurance, he can refinance only with his current lender,
Source: Bankrate.com » Mortgages
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