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Government Corruption
Disaster! Good Credit Rating Means You Pay for Risky Homebuyers
2023-04-20
[Independent Sentinel] A new federal Biden rule will force homebuyers with good credit scores to pay higher mortgage rates and fees so they can subsidize people with riskier credit ratings who want to buy a home.

It’s wealth redistribution and will be a disaster since risky homebuyers usually default. The feds will also temporarily ignore lenders’ debt-to-income ratio. It determines if homebuyers can afford to pay their mortgages each month.
The fees are allegedly minimal for now, but you know how that goes.

The fee changes will go into effect May 1 as part of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s push for affordable housing for risky buyers.

This will affect mortgages originating at private banks across the country. The federally backed home mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will enact the loan-level price adjustments or LLPAs.

Mortgage industry specialists say homebuyers with credit scores of 680 or higher will pay, for example, about $40 per month more on a home loan of $400,000. Homebuyers who make down payments of 15% to 20% will get socked with the largest fees, reports The Washington Times.
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  Yeah. We know.

And the Hospital.
And the Dentist.
Loss is figured into store prices for risky shoppers.
Taxes for social services.
I deal with deadbeat accounts all the time and will probably write off a car's worth. again.

In fact, I'd be curious how much the honest person pays per year on such losses.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-04-20 11:03  

#4  I remember the sub-prime mortgage lending that created a real crisis. This is a way to avoid that by making frugal people pay for the ones who don't know how or don't want to. They have to make all people equally poor. Equity.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2023-04-20 10:10  

#3  Biden rule will redistribute high-risk loan costs to homeowners with good credit
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-04-20 08:44  

#2  ^ snark of the day. Good one there kiddo!.
Posted by: Dale   2023-04-20 03:48  

#1  Nothing new here. I've had UMM (Uninsured Mexican Motorist) coverage for decades.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-04-20 01:49  

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