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California Bans Neg Am Loans

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a flurry of bills designed to reign in abuses in the mortgage market today.

The new laws eliminate the use of negative amortization features in “high-priced loans,” which are those charging more three percentage points above a U.S. Treasury bond of the same duration.

Neg am (also known as pay option or pick-a-payment loans) allowed borrow...


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