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Obama's White House new "cram down" proposal (loan, interest rate ...
Feb 12, 2009 . White House may move to buy mortgages - Personal finance- . their was a chance for a mortgage principal reduction by the US government.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/mortgages/565367-obamas-white-house-new-cram-down.html

There are three major components of the government's new mortgage principle cramdown Autism Legislation, each with an important function:

U.S. Congressman John Conyers, Jr. : News
Feb 29, 2012. Federal, State and Local Government Links · Financing College . “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the Nation's largest mortgage holders and guarantors. . meaningful mortgage modifications, especially principal cramdowns. . in Southern California, and advocates for Mr. de los Santos in New York.
http://conyers.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=News.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=cad78da1-19b9-b4b1-12ea-b8564cd648d4

Can I Reduce My Mortgage in Bankruptcy? | BankruptcyLawFirms.com
Some people think that a homeowner's primary mortgage can be reduced in bankruptcy. . bankruptcy law does not allow you to modify or reduce your primary mortgage on a home that is your principal. . The New Bankruptcy . you may be able to cram down (or reduce) the amount of the loan to the value of the property.
http://www.bankruptcylawfirms.com/resources/bankruptcy/debt-relief/cram-down-mortgage.htm

"Cramdown and Future Mortgage Credit Costs: Evidence and ...
Jan 24, 2009 . The ability to cramdown a mortgage (reduce the secured debt to the value of the . For group 1 – the government needs to through a new office buy the . rate on new forced mortgage loan over the stripped down principle.
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/01/cramdown-and-future-mortgage-credit.html

Mortgage Cramdowns Could Alleviate Your Housing Crisis | Simon ...
The process allows a bankruptcy judge to reduce the principal on the loan to a level in . Mortgage cramdown legislation was originally included in the 2009 bankruptcy reform bill. . The government must find a way to stem the tide of foreclosures before . Bankruptcy Myths · The Not So New Bankruptcy Laws · Chapter 13 .
http://www.simonresnik.com/Legal-Articles/Mortgage-Cramdowns-Could-Alleviate-Your-Housing-Crisis.shtml

Biden-Obama Position: Courts Should Have Power to Reset ...
Oct 2, 2008 . Now that's what I call "adjusting your principles." . debt that you refer to is called, in bankruptcy speak, a cram-down and it can be used, . I guess they want the U.S. government to become the new national mortgage lender.
http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/5minute_arguments/bidenobama_posi.php

Political Animal - The Case Against Principal Forgiveness Is The ...
Apr 7, 2012 . What's interesting is that DeMarco's argument against principal forgiveness, . A "cram-down" would require the mortgage holder to accept the new, lower . their prices to prepare for a crackdown by the federal government?
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2012_04/the_case_against_principal_for036549.php

California Democrats cheer Obama's housing proposal, but want ...
Jan 25, 2012 . judges to reduce mortgage principal to keep folks in their homes. . resurgence of the Democrats' "cramdown" concept since the Senate . chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said this week that he's open to some new housing reforms, endorsing the notion that Congress .
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/206611-california-dems-cheer-obamas-housing-proposal-but-want-much-more

Law Firm Law Offices of K. Hunter Goff, P.A. Attorneys Orlando ...
The banking industry hoped the mortgage "cram-down" measure died when Congress . also are modifying tens of thousands of loans without government help. . principal write-downs and replacing part of the original mortgage with a new, .
http://www.floridabankruptcyblog.com/

Making the Housing Market Work Again | Hoover Institution
Feb 1, 2012 . The government provides massive financial assistance to homeowners . However, new subprime mortgages were originated using substantially . to write-down the principal on mortgages for bankruptcy filers (“cramdown”).
http://www.hoover.org/publications/policy-review/article/106511

Mortgage cramdown laws needed: Warren | Reuters
Apr 27, 2009. which oversees the government's disbursement of billions of dollars to U.S. . So-called "cramdown" changes to bankruptcy laws or other legal devices . Reducing mortgage principal, via bankruptcy court or otherwise, would . news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small .
http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/04/27/us-regulation-summit-warren-debt-idUSTRE53Q6T420090427

Saving Your Home in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
cram down mortgages in Chapter 13 would prevent foreclosures even when servicers . fore, complement the new government programs to address the housing crisis. . principal, and penalty payments—as part of a repayment plan that usu- .
http://www.econ.ucsd.edu/~miwhite/605096.pdf

One result of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005- lots of Strategic ...
Feb 19, 2012 . High numbers of mortgage defaults were in the works even before the 2008 . judicial authority to grant cramdowns on principal residence mortgage debt . do not address the flaws in our government's treatment of homeowner debt. . You may not post new threads; You may not post replies; You may not .
http://www.loansafe.org/forum/mortgage-bankruptcy/46454-one-result-bankruptcy-reform-act-2005-lots-strategic-defaults.html

The compact will contain the following components:

• A requirement that each signatory to the agreement increases coverage for behavior analysis and behavior assistant services, speech therapy, physical therapy, and occupational therapy;
• Procedures for clear and specific notice to policyholders identifying the amount, scope, and conditions under which the services described in the preceding bullet point are provided;
• Penalties for documented cases of denial of claims for medically necessary services for a developmental disability; and

• GetLiberty.org >> The Lowdown on Obama's Mortgage Cramdown
  May 17, 2011 . The latest example is mortgage cramdowns — where the government would arbitrarily reduce the principal owed on a mortgage for some .
  http://blog.getliberty.org/default.asp?display=3336

  
  How will the Developmental Disabilities Compact be regulated?

Why Lenders Have Begun To Accept Foreclosure Write-Offs
Dec 8, 2011 . The term "cramdown" used to be a dirty word in real estate, . As the Mortgage Bankers Association explains, allowing principal write-offs "would . All these increased costs would be necessary to account for the new risks that . Under the government's Making Home Affordable program there's actually a .
http://www.realtytrac.com/content/news-and-opinion/why-lenders-have-begun-to-accept--foreclosure-write-offs-6973

FHFA finally gives cramdowns merit |
Apr 24, 2012 . Long objecting to principal reductions (aka cramdowns), the Federal . Agency ( FHFA), overseer of government owned and sponsored enterprises. . New Stance on Forgiving Mortgages from the New York Times and .
http://firsttuesdayjournal.com/fhfa-finally-gives-cramdowns-merit/

Making Home Affordable - Free Homeowner's Guide - Making Home ...
On Wednesday, February 18, 2009, President Obama announced his new . The government will work with the lenders to ensure that monthly mortgages do not exceed . the term of the loan, principal forbearance, and/or principal cramdown.
http://www.mortgagecredittrauma.com/

California Democratic House Members Call on President to Do More ...
Jan 27, 2012 . They want a meeting with Obama as well as principal reductions and a more . Obama called for a new refinance program in his speech, which would be available . could cost the government $100 billion to pay down the mortgages. . lack of enthusiasm for principal reductions and mortgage cramdowns.
http://www.californiabankruptcyattorneyblog.com/2012/01/california-democratic-house-members-call-on-president-to-do-more-for-struggling-homeowners.html

The Bankruptcy Minute | foreclosure | Bankuptcy Attorney Murrieta ...
This new proposal, the Principal Paydown Plan, does not require legislation if it is adopted by investors, insurers, and government agencies. . NACBA still strongly supports the bankruptcy mortgage cramdown, NACBA offers the Principal [...] .
http://www.thebankruptcyminute.com/tag/foreclosure/

Home Equity Assistance Program: A Direct Solution for Foreclosure ...
the ability to break contracts and force cramdowns on lenders. • Banks that are forced to write down mortgage principal to help owners by restructuring . mitigation is to establish a new government entity dedicated to providing the counseling .
http://recenter.tamu.edu/pdf/1906.pdf

The Florida Bankruptcy Law Blog: Chapter 13
Apr 1, 2012 . Chapter 13 Cram Down Of Investment Mortgage Unfair To Unsecured Creditors · Chapter 13 . able to combine several new mortgage incentive and rebate programs to achieve the ultimate mortgage . The pilot programs each contain government payments to banks who forgive part of mortgage principal.
http://www.bankruptcyorlando.com/chapter_13/

Cramdown | Next New Deal
Aug 9, 2010 . A cramdown is when a bankruptcy court forces a bank to modify a loan, such as a mortgage, to reduce the principal debt, change the interest rate, or take other steps to help the bankruptcy filer. . As a potential fix to the subprime mortgage meltdown, consumer advocates have . Government and citizenship .
http://www.nextnewdeal.net/cramdown

Essay A New Proposal for Loan Modifications
securitized mortgages because the forecast for 2009 is even bleaker. As of . government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs), as well as those controlled by . go to bankruptcy court and have a judge cramdown their principal balances.
http://www.law.yale.edu/documents/pdf/cbl/Proposal_Loan.pdf

California Loan Modification Scams: Kicking the Financial Can ...
In another chess move to reward banks and fleece the American public, cram- down legislation was stripped out of the new rescue bill. This is significant since .
http://www.mybudget360.com/california-loan-modification-scams-kicking-the-financial-can-down-the-road-sb-1137-and-sbx2-7-mortgage-cram-downs-stripped-from-rescue-bill-loan-mods-that-make-your-payment-go-up/

January 2012 Archives: Sonoma County Lawyer Blog
Jan 24, 2012 . While the Government contended that no "search" occurred, the Court . New York State Higher Education Services Corp, and requires a . Mortgage Cramdown In A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy? . You cannot use a mortgage cramdown to reduce the balance of your mortgages on your principal residence.
http://blog.jamessansonelaw.com/2012/01/

Chapter 13 Archives: Sacramento Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog
The Principal Paydown Plan, does not require legislation if it is adopted by investors, . NACBA is not giving up on the bankruptcy mortgage cramdown. . The federal government and US taxpayers' substantial liability on Fannie Mae and . When a lender sells its loans, the new owner of the loans is generally assigned a .
http://www.sacramento-bankruptcy-lawyer-blog.com/chapter-13/

Congress Should Avoid Further Destabilization of the Mortgage ...
Jan 23, 2009 . upheaval, government should avoid policies that will worsen the situation . by pricing this new risk into the cost of mortgages through higher rates, fees . Principal cram down renders ineffective certain portions of government .
http://www.mbaa.org/files/AU/IssueBriefs/CramDownIssueBrief.pdf

BankruptcyProf Blog: Legislation
The federal government provided new HAMP borrower outreach and . (1) the property is the borrower's principal residence; (2) the mortgage loan is a . principle to some sort of cramdown provision or we couldn't stay in the room,' Fine said.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/bankruptcyprof_blog/legislation/

Adam Levitin - Salon.com
Oct 27, 2011 . This week the Obama Administration announced a new plan to help underwater . This was the ill-fated “cramdown” legislation that would have . dealing with every asset except a single-family principal residence. . And the taxpayers, the government, and mortgage investors were left holding the bag.
http://www.salon.com/writer/adam_levitin/

Why Did Cramdown Fail? Insurance and Principal.
It gives lenders a very strong incentive not to write down principal, and gives them . The Federal Housing Agency (FHA) issues government-backed mortgage insurance to lenders as well. . by Jay Fleischman, New York Bankruptcy Lawyer .
http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/why-did-cramdown-fail-insurance-and-principal/

Bankruptcy Cramdowns Defeated in Senate | The Baseline Scenario
Apr 30, 2009 . The goal was to pressure mortgage lenders, or the investors who now own . But because there is zero chance the government will let insured . Regardless of all of the new regulation and policy relating to mortgage modifications, how . The banks and MBS investors, then, should investigate principal .
http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/30/bankruptcy-cramdowns-defeated-in-senate/

Seattle Bubble • REO Roundup: The Long, Slow Path to Market ...
Jul 28, 2011 . And yet, the government continues to come up with new programs . Mortgage Principle Cramdown is coming ( with penalties) and it will be a .
http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2011/07/28/reo-roundup-the-long-slow-path-to-market-clearing/

Treasury official: Report shows homeowners need quicker help (Less ...
My mtg paymt was 1435.00 and since my husband died (6 years . My new payment including taxes and insurance should be under . they have no intentions of helping anyone keep them no matter how much government welfare THEY get . to be able to force a principal cramdown on anyone's mortgage.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4179678

Neighborhood Destabilization Act: H.R. 1106
Feb 26, 2009 . Higher Mortgage Rates: Cramdowns add additional risk that mortgages . Unfortunately, our government at both the Federal and State level . Empowering judges to reduce the principal and interest rate on first . first mortgages make lenders more willing to negotiate new mortgage terms with borrowers.
http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/26/neighborhood-destabilization-act-hr-1106/

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• Is Mortgage Cramdown Back on the Table? | North Carolina ...
  Jan 25, 2010 . Is Mortgage Cramdown Back on the Table? Last week, amidst the hectic flurry of the election in Massachusetts and Obama's announcement of new regulations on . . And the government programs to help them have been woefully . rather than reducing the mortgage principal, more than 70% of loan .
  http://blog.billsbills.com/is-mortgage-cramdown-back-on-the-table/

• Cramdown: Why Were the Misleading Arguments of the Mortgage ...
  May 9, 2009 . The Blue Dogs' New Fossil Fool Trick: “Centrist” Climate Suicide Pacts » . This is a fundamental principle of secured credit. . It sounds right because government policy supports home ownership over other interests. The mortgage bankers also say that cramdown will drive up the cost of borrowing money, .
  http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/09/cramdown-why-were-the-misleading-arguments-of-the-mortgage-bankers-association-successful/

• Are mortgage 'cramdowns' really so bad? - Mortgage Insider : The ...
  Mar 15, 2008 . Mortgage Insider ~ Eveything you need to know about home loans, banking, foreclosures and . including how far home prices will fall and the impact of government . USA Today and the New York Times wrote editorials in favor of the bill. . loan principal is nothing more than a call for voluntary cramdown.
  http://mortgage.ocregister.com/2008/03/15/are-mortgage-cramdowns-really-so-bad/

House May Tighten 'Cramdown' Measure - WSJ.com
Mar 2, 2009 . House Democrats are discussing new restrictions to a controversial . take advantage of government-backed financial incentives to modify loans. . be able to reduce the principal amount of mortgage loans for struggling .
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123603052547013583.html

Florida Foreclosure Defense Lawyers Blog: Bankruptcy Archives
This new act would remove the risk-based fees on mortgage loans that Fannie . asking that they provide justification for the government's new regulations. . to modify mortgages of write-down or "cram-down" mortgage principle like other .
http://www.floridaforeclosuredefenselawyersblog.com/foreclosure-alternatives/bankruptcy/

Bankruptcy Cramdown Returns in Proposed Servicer Settlement
Mar 9, 2011 . Aside from pushing banks to reduce mortgage debt in bankruptcy, the 27-page draft agreement would give Elizabeth Warren new authority to determine if all . to reduce mortgage principal in bankruptcy proceedings, only to be repeatedly . executive vice president of government relations for the American .
http://www.structuredfinancenews.com/news/-217059-1.html

Mortgage modification - Riski
Feb 24, 2011 . 6 New rules on mortgage transfer disclosure; 7 The IMF on housing price . likely to do principal mods; 18 Joe Mason on modifying mortgages . Banks lobbied hard to defeat cramdown last year, but Bank of . US Government Now 96.5% of the Mortgage Market Q1, 2010 The Smirking Chimp, May 2, 2010 .
http://freerisk.org/wiki/index.php/Mortgage_modification

S. 896: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 - Legislative ...
May 19, 2009 . Cramdown: S. 896 does not include a House-passed provision that would have allowed judges to lower, or "cramdown," the principle of a homeowner's mortgage. . and new home buyers to obtain a mortgage and purchase a home. . while increasing the debt liability insured by the federal government.
http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/1/s896

Creative, targeted plan needed to remedy housing, financial market ...
The appropriate cramdown would be determined by a bankruptcy judge and could include reducing the mortgage principal owed to the appraised . The government, as the new owner of mortgages purchased through auction, could also .
http://www.economy.com/mark-zandi/documents/Financial_Services_2_26_08.pdf

Obama's 'cramdown' not mortgage lenders favorite word ...
Mar 2, 2009 . A cramdown essentially allows a judge to reduce the principal on . CEO of New Penn Financial of Plymouth Meeting, which opened last year with a . in government funding to support modifications to certain mortgages.
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2009/03/02/story4.html?page=all

Richard Durbin on Budget & Economy
Feb 23, 2012 . Allow "cramdown" for homeowners in bankruptcy . Increases from $315 billion to $400 billion the maximum loan principal for FY2009 commitments to . the limit on new Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or .
http://www.issues2000.org/Economic/Richard_Durbin_Budget_+_Economy.htm

Band of Senate Dems Pressures Obama on Cramdown | The ...
Jul 23, 2009 . Without the active backing of the White House, a cramdown bill that passed the . if the homeowners can meet the new payment terms over that span. . being made, almost none involve reducing the principal balance of the loan. . that are inhibiting voluntary and government-subsidized loan modifications, .
http://washingtonindependent.com/52419/band-of-senate-dems-pressure-obama-on-cramdown

What's in a word (or 2?) Cramdown - Credit Slips
Feb 2, 2009 . Last Sunday's New York Times Magazine's feature, On Language, . or the principal amount of the mortgage being crammed down to the value of the . It has sent government and industry officials scrambling to find new fixes .
http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/2009/02/whats-in-a-word-or-2-cramdown.html

Mortgages : Financial Reform Watch
Mar 31, 2010 . Real time reporting on the government's action regarding financial reform . Under the new program, both first and second mortgages would be . laws so that judges could reduce or “cram-down” the mortgage principal and/or .
http://www.financialreformwatch.com/articles/mortgages/

Calculated Risk: Just Say Yes To Cram Downs
Oct 7, 2007 . If the borrower does not or cannot continue to pay the mortgage, the stay is lifted and the lender can foreclose. . lender on a principal residence, can be subject to what is called a "cram down. . Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Policy for MBA. . Newer Post Older Post Home .
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2007/10/just-say-yes-to-cram-downs.html

Loan Modification | Financial Crisis Talk Center and Attorneys
As in every event of major economic proportion, new businesses emerge in an effort to . By definition, a loan modification is an agreement between the mortgage holder . Will the lender reduce the principal balance on the loan so that it is . to “cramdown” the balance of a first mortgage on residential property down to the .
http://financialcrisistalkcenter.com/resource-center/loan-modification/

The Cram Down Myth « The Confluence
Mar 16, 2009 . A faithful reader directs our attention to a New York Times article on the death of . Allowing cram downs on principal residence mortgages will help . lazy n'er do wells are being bailed out by the government and getting big .
http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/the-cram-down-myth/

Calculation Of “Cram-Down” Interest Rate
Feb 11, 2011 . government objective. The Obama Administration's reform plan has three stated objectives: (i) pave the way for a robust private mortgage .
http://www.dechert.com/library/FI_FRE_SA_02-11_Administration_Proposes_to_Wind_Down.pdf

Obama enemy of middle class communism socialism
Mar 27, 2012 . ObamaCare, financial services reform, mortgage reform, education reform, tax . Whether it is the free health care promised to tens of millions of new Medicaid recipients or mortgage principle reductions ("cramdowns") promoted at . the class war -- the war of the government services-dependent poor and .
http://www.saveyourrights.com/obama/obama-is-the-enemy-of-the-middle-class/

AP Finds Republican Candidates MIA on Housing Debt : CJR
Nov 1, 2011 . The AP doesn't break a whole lot of new ground here, but it does a good job rounding up . “We need to get government out of the way,” Cain said. . And I'm not opposed in principle to a mortgage cramdown in bankruptcy .
http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/ap_finds_republican_candidates.php

The North Carolina Banking Institute Symposium on the Foreclosure ...
Foreclosure Crisis: Mortgage Cramdown in Bankruptcy as a. Necessary Incentive to . agree that reducing the principal owed on such loans is the most effective way to . The Private Sector and Government Response to the Mortgage Foreclosure. Crisis, Hearing . holders would be more reluctant to issue new loans.29. To .
http://www.law.unc.edu/documents/journals/articles/19.pdf

Is There a Cramdown in Your Future? | HSH Financial News Blog
Feb 18, 2009 . One of the priorities of the new Congress is to provide homeowners facing . judge reduces the principal amount of an outstanding mortgage.
http://blog.hsh.com/index.php/2009/02/is-there-a-cramdown-in-your-future/

• Home Mortgage Cramdown: Part Deux?
  Dec 7, 2009 . But, the cramdown concept has recently reemerged on Capitol Hill, championed by Barney Frank. . to make the (reduced) payment after the principal amount has been reduced to the market price. . Too bad it is only wishful thinking that the government would structure . Notify me of new posts by email.
  http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2009/12/07/home-mortgage-cramdown-part-deux/

• GetLiberty.org >> The Lowdown on Obama's Mortgage Cramdown
  May 17, 2011 . The latest example is mortgage cramdowns — where the government would arbitrarily reduce the principal owed on a mortgage for some .
  http://blog.getliberty.org/default.asp?display=3336

• Mortgage Cram-Downs by Bankruptcy Judges Are Taking Place ...
  May 2, 2011 . “The amount of the cram-down varies by state, property value, and borrower situation but usually includes a reduction in the principal amount of .
  http://www.dsnews.com/articles/mortgage-cram-downs-by-bankruptcy-judges-are-taking-place-dbrs-2011-05-02

• President Obama's Deeply Flawed Housing Plan | Black Agenda ...
  Mar 18, 2009 . Bankruptcy judges still cannot “cram” new terms down the banker's . giant mortgage lenders bailed out by the federal government last year--is meant . to " cram down" the principal on mortgages--but only after borrowers go .
  http://www.blackagendareport.com/?q=content/president-obamas-deeply-flawed-housing-plan

The Real Alternative To Walking Away Is A “Back Door Cram Down ...
May 18, 2008 . Banks will not reduce the principal amount on loans to fair market value to save a . You may have read about the proposed mortgage “Cram Down” . This legislation has zero chance of passing until a new election and Congress are seated next January. . The latest government updates about programs .
http://iamfacingforeclosure.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-real-alternative-to-walking-away-is-a-%E2%80%9Cback-door-cram-down%E2%80%9D/

Bankruptcy and Credit
Subsequent to the interviews on home mortgage "cram-down" in bankruptcy, the bill empowering bankruptcy judges to reduce home mortgage principle and . Todd Zywicki explains the unintended consequenses of the new Credit Card Act . Hear how the government played both sides of the fence in its ever-deeper .
http://www.california-commerce.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=6&Itemid=5

Politics, Practicality and People: The Impact of the Mortgage ...
by the debtor's principal residence, contains limited exceptions: 1). The new ability to "cramdown" or modify a home loan mortgage to value will apply only . If, through a government program, there was an offer to modify a loan, that mortgage .
http://www.abiworld.org/CBIP/CBIP5/materials/ABI-webinar_2009.pdf

cram down « WWR Bankruptcy > Your Bankruptcy News ...
Has Mortgage Cramdown Died Its Final Death? . worries facing lenders and investors from the flurry of new financial regulatory legislation. . While such government agencies like the Federal Housing Finance Agency have taken the . “[u]nless HAMP both increases its reach and mandates principal reductions, Congress .
http://wwrbankruptcy.com/tag/cram-down/

Capital Markets | CRAMDOWN Alert: Bankruptcy Judges to Modify ...
Feb 25, 2009. Government Investigations · Private Capital and Investment Funds · Public . To qualify for the bankruptcy cramdown, the mortgages must: (1) . The measure includes a new provision that the debtor must certify . Conditions if a Debtor Sells the Principal Residence Within Four Years After the Mortgage .
http://www.pattonboggscapitalmarkets.com/resources/2009_02_25/cramdown/

Mortgage Cramdown: Key to Unwinding the Banking Crisis ...
Feb 17, 2009 . Mortgage Cramdown: Key to Unwinding the Banking Crisis? . Banks already can negotiate reduction in principal with homeowners and sometime do, and . bankruptcy of Charter Communications from the New York Times: .
http://seekingalpha.com/article/120910-mortgage-cramdown-key-to-unwinding-the-banking-crisis

Bubble Meter: Cramdown legislation faces opposition
Mar 3, 2009 . This legislation will likely lead to higher mortgage rates in the future. . Note that cramdowns apply only to principal residences (eliminating most . The federal government isn't going to make a practice of changing the terms of . lending to destroy the economy again in some new way, they don't have to .
http://bubblemeter.blogspot.com/2009/03/cramdown-legislation-faces-opposition.html

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