Sunday, March 18, 2012

Banks' loan changes will vary under mortgage settlement

Not all distressed home loan borrowers will benefit equally from the $25 billion national mortgage settlement filed in federal court last week.

Part of the settlement requires the five leading mortgage servicers to forgive at least $10 billion in principal that homeowners owe on mortgages. That will help underwater borrowers who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. But the level of principal reduction they get may well depend on who owns their loan.

Some Bank of America borrowers will see their principal cut to the point where they will not be underwater.

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