Home Affordable Modification Program

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The Home Affordable Modification Program was a U.S. government initiative launched after the 2008 financial crisis to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure by modifying their mortgage loans to more affordable terms.

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instanceOf United States federal program
government mortgage modification program
administeredBy Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
United States Department of the Treasury
alsoKnownAs HAMP
announcedBy Federal Housing Finance Agency
Barack Obama presidency
surface form: Obama administration

United States Department of the Treasury
appliesTo owner-occupied residential mortgages
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedFor complex eligibility requirements
inconsistent servicer implementation
low participation rates
eligibilityCriterion borrower must document financial hardship
loan balance below program limits
loan originated before January 1, 2009
property must be owner-occupied
endOfNewApplications December 31, 2016
followsEvent 2007–2008 financial crisis
2008 United States housing and financial crisis
surface form: United States housing bubble collapse
fundedBy Troubled Asset Relief Program
hasComponent Home Affordable Unemployment Program
Principal Reduction Alternative
Second Lien Modification Program
implementedBy participating mortgage servicers
inception 2009
legalBasis Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
mainGoal make mortgage payments more affordable
prevent foreclosures
offers permanent loan modification upon successful trial
trial modification period
partOf Home Affordable Modification Program self-linksurface differs
surface form: Making Home Affordable program
policyArea financial crisis response
housing policy
providesIncentiveTo borrowers
investors
mortgage servicers
replacedBy Flex Modification program
resultedIn hundreds of thousands of permanent modifications
millions of trial modifications
sector housing finance
sunset 2017
targetPopulation borrowers at risk of foreclosure
struggling homeowners
usesMechanism interest rate reduction
payment cap at 31 percent of gross monthly income
principal forbearance
principal reduction incentives
term extension

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Troubled Asset Relief Program keyProgram Home Affordable Modification Program
Great Recession recovery hasKeyPolicy Home Affordable Modification Program
Home Affordable Modification Program partOf Home Affordable Modification Program self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Making Home Affordable program