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Promote sustainable and equitable access to affordable housing.
2023 Scorecard
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Refinance volume increased slightly in June, but remained at levels more comparable to those observed in 2008 than in subsequent years. Mortgage rates have ranged between four to four and a half percent since June 2013. In June, the average interest rate on a 30 year fixed rate mortgage decreased from May to 4.16 percent.
In the second quarter of 2014, 54,041 refinances were completed through HARP, bringing the total refinances through HARP from the inception of the program to 3,188,926.
HARP volume represented 16 percent of total refinance volume in the second quarter of 2014.
In June 2014, 9 percent of the loans refinanced through HARP had a loan-to-value ratio greater than 125 percent.
Year to date through June 2014, borrowers with loan-to-value ratios greater than 105 percent accounted for 29 percent of the volume of HARP loans.
Year to date through June 2014, 25 percent of HARP refinances for underwater borrowers were for shorter-term 15- and 20-year mortgages, which build equity faster than traditional 30-year mortgages.
Year to date through June 2014, HARP refinances represented 37 percent of total refinances in Georgia and 35 percent in Florida, nearly double the 18 percent of total refinances nationwide over the same period.
Borrowers who refinanced through HARP had a lower delinquency rate compared to borrowers eligible for HARP who did not refinance through the program.
Report News Release: "Refinances Tick Up in June" (8/20/2014)
