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You have to give the government credit for trying. It seems to be doing everything in it’s power to get the economy back on track so that people can start focusing on other things in their life.

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The latest move by the American Government to underwrite mortgages seems to try and tackle the economic crisis head on. Latest figures show that foreclosures have increased by 65% to 650,000. The culprits seem to be subprime ARM’s, where the initial payments are few, but now are proving to be unaffordable.

The Senate Banking Committee is set to insure upt o $300 billion in loans. The idea is, to allow refinancing to people who were paying off their mortgages before their loans reset.

However, this seems a good time for even those who are not having problems paying off their mortgage, to get a refinanced loan at a lower rate. In fact, this is what seems to be happening, as the original targets of the scheme only make up a small percentage of the total number of people who have benefited.

The move is expected to increase the confidence that people are going to pay off their loans and prevent foreclosures. This is the latest in a series of measures by the government to get the economy back on track.