By Marcie Geffner • Bankrate.com
Homeowners who need to refinance a burdensome mortgage may be heartened to hear that more U.S. states may soon offer home loan refinancing programs similar to those already available from the federal government and at least nine states. The existing programs are limited in scope, but do give some homeowners another option to avoid foreclosure.
So far, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania have set up refinancing programs, according to "Defaulting on the Dream: States Respond to America's Foreclosure Crisis," a study published by the Pew Center on the States, a research organization in Washington, D.C. Collectively, these states have committed at least $450 million to help homeowners refinance loans they couldn't afford or take out short-term emergency loans to tide themselves over during temporary financial difficulties.
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