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Although the lender receives less interest on his loan, he enjoys much less risk of default and an up front rewrite fee. The HARP program accounted for about a fifth of the 341,209 refinances of loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in May, FHFA said. Since fees and premiums were cut, 74,757 people have applied for a streamlined refinance, Sullivan said.

Property values are on the increase which means that homeowners will once again be gaining equity in their homes. By the end of May, 78,000 homeowners with mortgages at least 5 percent larger than the value of their homes had refinanced into lower interest rates under the new rules for the Home Affordable Refinance Program, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported yesterday.

Banks also are turning away applications for HARP loans for all except current clients because they say they are worried about liability if the loans sour. Finally, any new mortgage lender was guaranteed not to be held responsible for fraud committed on the original loan.

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