What loans are eligible for refinance under the H4H program?
Any type of mortgage is eligible for refinancing under the H4H program, including conventional (prime, Alt-A, subprime), or government backed (FHA, VA, or Rural Development), fixed or adjustable rate mortgage. The loan must have originated on or before January 1, 2008, the borrower must have made at least six (6) payments on the existing mortgage, and the total monthly mortgage payment exceeds 31% or the borrower’s March 2008 gross monthly income. The borrower may be current or delinquent at the time the new H4H mortgage is originated.