FDIC Putting the Final Ink on Direct Loan Plan for One Million Homeowners
The Wall Street Journal reported today that Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Chairman Sheila Bair is in the final stages of inking a legislative proposal that will let the Treasury Department issue direct loans for nearly one million homeowners.
The plan, which needs Congress approval, would permit new government loans so borrowers can repay up to 20 percent of the principal they owe on their mortgage, the report said, citing a confidential draft of the proposal.
Though borrowers would not have to make any payments on the Treasury loan for the first five years, they would still be required to pay off the mortgage and loan, the report said.
The FDIC has calculated that it would require a $50 billion public debt offering to modify 1 million loans, the Journal reported.
Source: Source: WSJ | Published on April 30, 2008
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