
With the American economy in disarray and 19 US Banks closing over the past year, the Bush administration has decided to unveil a plan designed for homeowners that would modify their mortgages and potentially bring some stability to the real estate market.
According to CNN's report, the government's plan will center on Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac, which handled over $5 trillion in home loans and were recently seized by the government due to record losses and potentially misappropriated funds.
Ideally, this plan would reassess home loans based on the individual and convert unaffordable and unreasonable payment plans into something that a family could sustain over a long period of time. This would limit foreclosures, overwhelming debt and even extreme circumstances, like homelessness.