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New legislation coming from Capitol Hill will allow Fannie Mae to take legal action against mortgage owners who did not make their house payments although they were fully capable of making them.
New legislation coming from Capitol Hill will allow Fannie Mae to take legal action against mortgage owners who did not make their house payments although they were fully capable of making them. The amount of foreclosures that most likely will happen this year will be at least 2.6 million. What is worse is that approximately 11 million owners are severely underwater as far as their homes are worth. The term strategic default has come about as a direct result of these consumers refusing to pay their home loan mortgage and not wanting to seek alternative options due to their situation. The final surprise will be on these home buyers because Fannie Mae plans are not funding these people for at least seven years. But that's not all. Mortgage lenders who feel they have been defrauded by these consumers will seek deficiency judgments in court. This will legally bind the borrower who has quit paying on their home loan to pay any balance that is still owed after their house is sold off. In the state of California, a bank or mortgage lender can only obtain a court ordered deficiency judgment if the home loan was used to refinance a home but not if it was used to fund a purchase. And what will ultimately happen to these borrowers who refused to pay their home mortgage loan? Will they be blacklisted from all FHA and government sponsored home loans? Well, let's just say for the moment that Fannie Mae made it clear in no uncertain terms that a new home loan such as a FHA loan would be extremely difficult for these "black-listed" ones to obtain. And all this because the homeowner purposely walked away from their St Louis mortgage responsibility due to being underwater and not because they couldn't pay but simply wouldn't continue paying. How long will this borrower be in financial limbo? Well, according to Fannie, they would not buy or guarantee another home loan for these fraudsters for seven years. Further data from the research firm CoreLogic shows that consumers who are slightly underwater or owe a little more than their homes are worth will most likely continue to pay their mortgages if they have the resources. But borrowers on both a local and national level are more likely to walk away from their St Louis home mortgage loan when the home's value is at least 25 percent less than the original home loan amount. March 2010 saw about 31 percent of foreclosures as strategic walkaways by the consumers themselves which was compared to only 22 percent in March 2009. However, many are now questioning why it took so long for Fannie Mae to make these debtors finally owe up to their financial responsibilities? And then there are the hardliners who feel the punishment as it were should last longer than seven years. Why? Because they feel the mortgage collapse was a direct result of these irresponsible home buyers. The problem seems to have gotten totally out of hand when the fundamental idea of buying a home to live in now became simply, an investment. The outcry has become louder against these greedy home buyers with the general consensus that they should get whatever punishment the Fannie Mae and the courts feel is fair and equitable. Maybe these ones will treat their new houses in the future as a home and not an investment. But the losses may continue to mount for these homeowners. Fannie Mae plans on taking additional legal action by seeking deficiency judgments from these ones who walked away from their home loan payments. But one has to ask: "If the mortgage walk-away issue is big enough for Fannie Mae to get this tough, then why is the Administration still trying to convince the American people that it's just not that big of a deal when in reality it is of panoramic proportions?" Only time will tell. DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice. Looking to find the best St Louis mortgage lenders, then visit www.StLouisRefinancingGroup.com to find the best St Louis home mortgage advice on a St Louis mortgage refinancing loan for you and your family. Get your questions answered by calling us at 877-334-0210 or 314-334-0210. |