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GOVERNOR APPROVES NEW VHFA DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Governor Shumlin signed legislation today that will help Vermonters buying their first home through VHFA by providing up to $5,000 for qualified buyers to cover the costs typically faced at closing due to down payment and closing costs.

Vermont Attorney General joins $2.1 billion national settlement with Ocwen Financial

Some Vermonters will benefit from settlement of a $2.1 billion national multistate-federal settlement with the fourth-largest mortgage servicer in the United States, Ocwen Financial Corporation of Atlanta, Georgia, and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing.

TWO NEW VHFA BOND DEALS WILL FINANCE HUNDREDS OF VERMONT HOME PURCHASES AND PRESERVE...

BURLINGTON - December 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) has taken two big steps towards making housing more affordable in the Green Mountain State.

DIANE EDSON HIRED AS HOMEOWNERSHIP SPECIALIST

BURLINGTON - October 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Executive Director Sarah Carpenter announced Diane Edson of South Burlington, VT has joined Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) as Homeownership Specialist

DAVID ADAMS INDUCTED INTO THE NEW ENGLAND MORTGAGE BANKERS HALL OF FAME

BURLINGTON - September 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- VHFA’s Chief of Program Operations, David Adams, is being inducted into the New England Mortgage Bankers Hall of Fame today at its annual conference in Newport, Rhode Island.

VHFA ANNOUNCES NEW HOMEOWNERSHIP INCOME AND PURCHASE PRICE LIMITS

BURLINGTON, VA - June 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- More Vermonters will be able to purchase homes using Vermont Housing Finance Agency’s low-interest mortgages thanks to new income and purchase price limits put in place last Friday

Top mortgage loan originators, FY09

BURLINGTON, VT - October 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Vermont Housing Finance Agency is pleased to announce its top mortgage loan originators for fiscal year 2009

Vermont Announces Multi-State Agreement with Mortgage Corporation Taylor, Bean & Whitaker

Montpelier, VT - June 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - The Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration today announced a major agreement with Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation (TBW) regarding its mortgage lending practices for so-called “nontraditional” loans made in 2006.

H. 171 Enhances Help, Consumer Protections for Vermont Mortgage Holders

Montpelier, VT - May 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today Governor James Douglas signed into law H.171, a bill that enhances consumer protections for Vermonters with home mortgages. These measures as advocated by Paulette Thabault, Commissioner of Banking, Insurance Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA), and supported by the financial services industry, have several main thrusts.

STUDY SHOWS RECESSION MAKES VERMONT’S HOUSING PROBLEMS HARDER TO SOLVE

MONTPELIER, VT - April 28, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The recession hasn’t made finding affordable housing for average Vermonters any easier, according to a new report released today.

Behind on Your Mortgage Payments? Avoid Exploitive Loan Modification (“Rescue”) Services

Vermont has Free Government and Non-profit Programs to Assist You Montpelier, VT - December 29, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – If you are a homeowner having trouble making...

Governor Highlights Mortgage Assistance Program

Montpelier, Vt. – May 14, 2008 - Governor Jim Douglas and banking commissioner Paulette Thabault today highlighted the new Vermont Mortgage Assistance Program and...

Senate Passes Leahy-Sanders Formula That Would Net Nearly $20 M. For Vermont To Help...

WASHINGTON - Thursday, April 10 - The U.S. Senate has passed legislation authored by Vermont’s two U.S. Senators – Patrick Leahy (D) and Bernie Sanders...

When I’m 64 … Where Will I Live?

New VHFA issue paper describes challenges ahead as Vermont grows older BURLINGTON, September 10, 2007 — Vermont is graying rapidly, and that demographic fact presents...

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STUDY SHOWS RECESSION MAKES VERMONT’S HOUSING PROBLEMS HARDER TO SOLVE

MONTPELIER, VT - April 28, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The recession hasn’t made finding affordable housing for average Vermonters any easier, according to a new report released today.

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