As Rates Dip, Some Find They Don't Qualify
Action by the Federal Reserve is driving mortgage rates to historic lows, but many borrowers will be left out.
(By Robert F. Bukaty -- Associated Press)
By Dina ElBoghdady and Renae Merle
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, March 21, 2009;
The Federal Reserve's huge gesture this week to keep already-low mortgage rates down seems to be working.
The average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage was 5.15 percent when the Fed announced its plans midweek, slipped to 4.94 on Thursday then rose to 5 percent yesterday and chances are it will stay around there through year's end, according to HSH Associates, a mortgage research firm.
But not everybody will be able to get a break, especially people who do not have a lot of equity in their homes -- one of the biggest problems facing owners now as housing values drop. Even though the Obama administration recently rolled out a program to help such borrowers, many will be left out because they cannot meet the plan's minimum requirements.
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Action by the Federal Reserve is driving mortgage rates to historic lows, but many borrowers will be left out.
(By Robert F. Bukaty -- Associated Press)
By Dina ElBoghdady and Renae Merle
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, March 21, 2009;
The Federal Reserve's huge gesture this week to keep already-low mortgage rates down seems to be working.
The average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage was 5.15 percent when the Fed announced its plans midweek, slipped to 4.94 on Thursday then rose to 5 percent yesterday and chances are it will stay around there through year's end, according to HSH Associates, a mortgage research firm.
But not everybody will be able to get a break, especially people who do not have a lot of equity in their homes -- one of the biggest problems facing owners now as housing values drop. Even though the Obama administration recently rolled out a program to help such borrowers, many will be left out because they cannot meet the plan's minimum requirements.
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