Shelley Mastro & Mark Mastro

We just had our usual "Fat Tuesday"  office meeting consisting of the regular glazed donuts, danishes and coffee as normal. What I did find new and interesting was the "Chip Program" offered by our local BB&T lender. I knew of the program, but did not know how many people could actually benefit from ...

Most homeowners in facing financial hardship are eligible. As a rule, if a homeowner is eligible for HAMP but cannot pay the mortgage, then he or she is eligible for an assisted short sale through HAFA. However, loans owned or guaranteed through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac do not qualify. Servicers must consider possible HAMP eligible borrowers for ...

HAFA was introduced to simplify and streamline the short sale process. HAFA accomplishes this in the following ways2:Compliments HAMP by providing viable alternatives for borrowers who are HAMP-eligibleUtilizes borrower financial and hardship information collected in conjunction with HAMP, eliminating the need for additional eligibility ...

The Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) Program1 is a government-sponsored initiative led by the US Treasury Department assisting all Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)-eligible homeowners in avoiding foreclosure, specifically through short sales or deeds-in-lieu. First introduced November 30, 2009 in Supplemental Directive ...

FHA has a federally mandated reserve requirement of 2%.  The audit today (11/12/09) came out at having only 0.53% in reserves.  It was expected to be less than 2% but not this low.  This means we should be strapped in for a bit of turbulence with FHA.  Unlike conventional loans which normally have “regional” ...