“Mortgage servicers should seek to modify the terms of subprime loans before their interest rates are reset higher and set aside dedicated resources and staff to help those borrowers, according to the document.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should work with lenders to make credit available to borrowers who have trouble refinancing out of subprime loans, the document added.
After the conference, Freddie Mac promised $20 billion in new financing to help subprime borrowers stay in their homes.”