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President Obama introduced the Making Home Affordable program to help homeowners to keep their homes by making mortgage payments affordable. The plan affects about 7 to 9 million people, and you can use the self-assessment tools to see if you’re eligible. Learn more about Making Home Affordable today.

In order to encourage lenders to refinance homes, the government unveiled the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) in 2009. However, some homeowners did not qualify. As a result, in an effort to make the program more accessible have been made.

A quick look at some of the frequently asked questions surrounding the "Making Home Affordable Loan Modification Program".

It took longer than we had hoped, but we finally completed our refinance through the "Home Affordable Refinance Program". In the end we dropped our rate, saved on our monthly payment and reduced the amount of interest that we'll pay. You can too.

A lot of people are having a hard time refinancing or modifying their loan through the Making Home Affordable program. Here are some reasons why.

a look at the "making home affordable" refinance program, and some frequently asked questions.

The government is helping some refinance with the Making Home Affordable program

The Home Affordable Modification Program, which aims to stabilize the housing market and help homeowners who are struggling to pay their mortgages, was introduced in February 2009 as part of Obama’s Financial Stability Plan. The Financial Stability Plan attempts to