HARP extended through 2016

The program known as Keep My Tennessee Home, which was Tennessee's version of the Hardest Hit Fund program ended some months ago, but there are still options available for avoiding foreclosure if you are having difficulty making your house payments.  For a review and evaluation call me.  I am a housing counselor with a HUD-approved housing counseling agency and there is no cost for my services. Rod Williams, 615-850-3453.

Below is new information about HARP, the Home Affordability Refinance Program.

Program Overview

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Department of the Treasury introduced HARP in early 2009 as part of the Obama Administration’s Making Home Affordable program. HARP provides borrowers, who may not otherwise qualify for refinancing because of declining home values or reduced access to mortgage insurance, the ability to refinance their mortgages into a lower interest rate and/or more stable mortgage product.

Homeowners Helped Since Program Inception

As of August 31, 2011, nearly 894,000 borrowers had refinanced through HARP.

HARP is only one refinancing option

HARP is only one of several refinancing options available to homeowners. Since April 2009 when HARP began, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have helped approximately nine million families refinance into a lower cost or more sustainable mortgage product. HARP is unique in that it is the only refinance program that enables borrowers who owe more than their home is worth to take advantage of low interest rates and other refinancing benefits.

Borrower Eligibility

• The existing mortgage must have been sold to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on or before May 31, 2009.
  Homeowners can determine if they have a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loan by going to:
  http://www.FannieMae.com/loanlookup/  or calling 800-7FANNIE (8 am to 8 pm ET)
  https://ww3.FreddieMac.com/corporate/ or 800-FREDDIE (8 am to 8 pm ET)
• The program will continue to be available for loans with LTVs above 80 percent.
• Borrowers must be current on their mortgage payments with no late payment in the past six months and no more than one late payment in the past 12 months.
• Borrowers should contact their existing lender or any other mortgage lender offering HARP refinances.

**On May 8, 2015, FHFA announced the extension of HARP through 2016.

Other Resources

www.MakingHomeAffordable.gov  or call 1-888-995-HOPE (4673)
www.KnowYourOptions.com  or www.FannieMae.com/homeowners
www.FreddieMac.com/avoidforeclosure 

Keep My Tn Home ends July 21st!

The Keep My Tennessee Home program is running out of money and winding down.  It will not be renewed.  When it is gone, it is gone. If you have been putting off applying, don't delay any longer!

If interested in the program, call me.  I will screen you on the phone and not waste your time.

Rod Williams 615-850-3453
This is for middle Tennessee homeowners only.

Last chance for Keep My Tn Home program

The Keep My TN Home program which can provide up to $40,000 in free money to help those who have experience a housing hardship, is coming to an end very, very soon. If you think you may qualify, call me. I will evaluate you over the phone. I can speed up the process. Your best chance of getting this program before it ends is by contacting me: Rod Williams 615-850-3453. Middle Tennessee residents only.

I was the Counselor who helped Ms Phyllis Qualls-Brooks save her home. Call me and let me see if I can help you.

I was the Counselor who helped Ms Phyllis Qualls-Brooks save her home. Call me and let me see if I can help you. Rod Williams 615-850-3453

Keep My Tn Home winding down. Don't delay. Apply now.

To take advantage of this program, do not delay. I don't know for sure when the program will end but it will be soon. We have first heard  from THDA that the program could end as early as January but then more recently we heard it may last until March or April. If you think you may be eligible for this program, don't delay. When it ends, I do not know if we will be told to not take new applications but to continue to work those who are in the pipeline, or if we will be told to stop submitting files.

From the time I have a complete file, it still takes about six weeks to get an application approved. Often it takes a client up to a month, sometimes longer, to get their documents to me.

If you make contact directly with me, I will shorten the process for you. Tell me you are being referred from this website and you will get to skip the class that clients normally have to go to before they see a counselor. Also, not to be immodest but I am one of the most experienced and successful counselors working this program. I have over twenty years experience as a housing counselor and know the KMTH program and other work-out options inside and out. I am one of the best and, I won't waste your time. If you are not eligible, I will tell you. Also, feel free to call for a phone screening. There is no cost for our services. There is no cost for getting the Keep My TN Home assistance.

If you qualify, what Keep My TN Home can do for you is bring your loan current and make your house payment for up to three years or until $40,000 is spend on your behalf. I know that sounds unbelievable and too good to be true, but it is. I am not offering an opinion of whether or not I think it is a good policy or a wise policy. I don't make policy or comment on policy on this blog, I am just trying to drum up some business.  Why would I do that? I don't make any money off of serving you, but I do want to be a productive employee and maintain a record as a high producer. Who knows? When this program ends, there may be less demand for housing counselors and I want to remain one of the best in the business. So, call me and let me help you save your home. Rod Williams 615-850-3453.

To be eligible, you must of lost your job or had a decrease in income or suffered another eligibility hardship through no fault of your own. There are some other restrictions but most people meet the other requirements. Don't assume you are not eligible. Don't immediately register on the Keep My Tn website, call me first. 

If you are closer to Memphis or Knoxville or Chattanooga than Nashville you need to be served somewhere else; go to this website: http://www.keepmytnhome.org. This program is only for Tennessee residents but about 19 other states have their own version of the same program. Nationally the program is know as the Hardest Hit program.

Keep My TN Home: On the Steps of Foreclosure

Save a couple steps, speed up the process and let me help you.There is no charge for my services. Call me and I can do a preliminary screening over the phone.  I won't waste your time if you are not eligible.

Rod Williams
Senior Housing Counselor
Woodbine Community Organization
222 Oriel Ave., Nashville, TN 37210
Work phone #: 615-850-3453
FAX: 615-833-9727
web site: Woodbinecommunity.org

Nearly 1.3 Million Homeowner Assistance Actions Taken through Making Home Affordable

More than 1 million homeowners have received a permanent modification through the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). These homeowners have reduced their first lien mortgage payments by a median of approximately $539 each month – more than one-third of their median before-modification payment – saving a total estimated $15 billion to date in monthly mortgage payments.

Nearly 94,000 second lien modifications have been completed through the Second Lien Modification Program (2MP), and over 71,000 homeowners have exited their homes through a short sale or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure with assistance from the Home Affordable Alternatives Program (HAFA).

87% of eligible homeowners entering a HAMP trial modification since June 1, 2010 have received a permanent modification with an average trial period of 3.5 months.

Homeowners currently in HAMP permanent modifications with some form of principal reduction have been granted an estimated $7.2 billion in principal reduction. 81% of eligible non-GSE borrowers entering HAMP in August have received some form of principal reduction with their modification.

If you think you may qualify for a  Home Affordable Modification Program or the Hardest Hit fund, improve your chances of getting approved by letting an experienced housing counselor assist you. The service is free. You will never pay a dime for letting a HUD-approved housing counselor help you resolve your housing need. For assistance in middle Tennessee call Rod Williams 615-850-3453.