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Underwater Homeowners Get a Boost

The so-called Home Affordable Refinance Program was expected to help some five million owners when it was started in 2009, but it's only reached about 800,000. Today in Las Vegas, President Obama was expected to tell distressed homeowners about an expansion to HARP to allow more underwater mortgages to be refinanced.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The so-called Home Affordable Refinance Program was expected to help some five million owners when it was started in 2009, but it's only reached about 800,000. Today in Las Vegas, President Obama was expected to tell distressed homeowners about an expansion to HARP to allow more underwater mortgages to be refinanced. George Condon is White House Correspondent for the National Journal.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Sonya Geis

    Senior Managing Editor

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    Anna Scott

    Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    George Condon

    National Journal

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