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Debt Forgiveness Act of 2008

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The National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 became law on Dec. 19, 2008. This temporary law amends the existing federal Bankruptcy Code for specific American citizens. Also called the debt forgiveness act, this amendment is listed as Public Law No. 110-438 and amends 707(b)(2)(D) of th

California FHA Rules

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You can get an FHA mortgage on California property.california coastilne image by Xavier MARCHANT from Fotolia.comThe FHA provides insurance for loans in all fifty states, but the rules in each state tend to vary based on the way that the state has chosen to implement the program and its...

FHA Refinance Rules

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The FHA provides loan refinancing options to homeowners.house image by Byron Moore from Fotolia.comThe Federal Housing Authority offers loan refinancing programs to qualifying members of the public. These programs are intended to provide assistance to homeowners who have struggled to make...

What Are Mortgage Arrears?

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The real estate crash of 2008 brought with it a host of problems, not the least of which was a wave of foreclosures that swept the country. These mortgages and the foreclosure process often involved different terminology not normally encountered, such as mortgage arrears, a way of describing late mo