About Home Affordability Refinance Program (HARP)
The HARP program, which ended in December 2018, helped homeowners with underwater mortgages refinance at lower rates.
Written by Chris Sessions on December 30, 2015
The Home Affordable Refinance Program, also referred to as 'HARP,' was a federal-government program existing from March 2009 to December 31, 2018. Designed to help homeowners refinance at low mortgages rates even if they were underwater on their mortgage, the program's goal was to allow borrowers to refinance into a more affordable or more stable mortgage.
Most homeowners who were eligible for the Home Affordability Refinance Program were able to reduce their monthly payment by lowering the interest rate on their mortgage. Other homeowners used HARP to convert their adjustable rate mortgage (also referred to as an ARM-Loan) into a more predictable, fixed-loan program (e.g. 30-year fixed mortgage). They could also refinance for a shorter-term loan, which could help them build home equity at a faster pace.
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