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<< previous page 1 next page>> written by Dale Rogers Where do you start? A Washington D. C. issued memo came out of the blue indicating the formally allowed homebuyer assistance plans would not stand as practiced. The foreclosure rates had soured in this segment of the market and it was thought by the “know it all” bureaucrats that they would just eliminate it. Glass half full or half empty? If you have 5% or higher FHA loans going into foreclosure is it prudent to throw the baby out with the bath water or would it be better to coach up. written by Dale Rogers FHA has been losing market share to Subprime loans for quite some time now. With all the requirements for a company to qualify and meet the regulatory commitments to the do business many lenders threw up their hands and took their business to other loan products. Many subprime loan products were tweaked to look like a FHA product thus competition heated up. It heated up to the extent that FHA went from like 1.3 million loans to just a little over 400,000 loans in 2006. << previous page 1 next page>> |