The House of Representatives voted 252-170 on March 29 to eliminate HAMP, which pays banks and mortgage servicers to modify monthly payments for delinquent borrowers. The program is President Barack Obama’s signature effort to aid struggling homeowners.
Last month Representative Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican, called the plan an “epic failure.”
The House Financial Services Committee voted to abolish President Barack Obama’s signature anti-foreclosure program, saying it failed to deliver the promised help to homeowners.
The panel voted yesterday along party lines, 32-23, to repeal the Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP, which pays lenders to rewrite loan terms to lower borrowers’ payments.
Representative Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican, called the plan an “epic failure.”
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