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FHA Program Linked to High Colorado Foreclosure Rate
An illuminating article in the Denver Post connects the dots between Colorado’s high foreclosure rate and an FHA program gone awry: “Created to extend the dream of homeownership to first-time buyers, the so-called FHA gift program instead has led to rampant foreclosures. That allows the buyer, who is likely taking out a 100 percent loan, to actually receive an ample cash payment at the close of escrow. Nearly 6,000 FHA loans have wound up in foreclosure in Colorado in the past two years, and during that time the program allowed more than 25 percent of FHA buyers to use gifts as down payments.” The article recounts several stories of homeowners who paid just a few hundred dollars to buy their home, using a loophole in the program to obtain the 3 percent required down payment from the sellers — by way of a nonprofit agency.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • FHA Program Linked to High Colorado Foreclosure Rate
    An illuminating article in the Denver Post connects the dots between Colorado’s high foreclosure rate and an FHA program gone awry: “Created to extend the dream of homeownership to first-time buyers, the so-called FHA gift program instead has led to rampant foreclosures. That allows the buyer, who is likely taking out a 100 percent loan, to actually receive an ample cash payment at the close of escrow. Nearly 6,000 FHA loans have wound up in foreclosure in Colorado in the past two years, and during that time the program allowed more than 25 percent of FHA buyers to use gifts as down payments.” The article recounts several stories of homeowners who paid just a few hundred dollars to buy their home, using a loophole in the program to obtain the 3 percent required down payment from the sellers — by way of a nonprofit agency.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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