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Loan	Rate	APR
30 Year Fixed Rate	3.88%	3.38%
15 Year Fixed Rate	4.06%	3.61%
5/1 Adjustable Rate	2.75%	3.37%
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Ohio is situated between Lake Erie, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Called the Buckeye State, the area was once covered with larges masses of buckeye trees which are a species of horse chestnut tree. Charming bed and breakfasts, gorgeous golf courses, indoor water parks, and historical centers make Ohio a tourist attraction. Its largest cities are Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, Dayton, Parma, Youngstown, Canton and Lorain.

In February 2009, the president announced that funds would be available for five states that saw the greatest number of foreclosures due to dramatic declines in property values. Then, in the following month, he announced that five more states would be added to the list due to chronic high unemployment rates. The second set of states identified as hardest hit by foreclosure included Ohio. Of particular note is the fact that Akron's economy was heavily dependent on the manufacturing sector including the automotive industry. Goodyear, the world's largest producer of tires was founded in 1898 in East Akron, and employed thousands of people, but due to the automotive industry collapse, plants were closed, offices were downsized, and salaries were frozen. And, there was the closure of the General Motor Morraine assembly plant which left Dayton, Ohio reeling.

As the loss of manufacturing jobs continued throughout the state, high rates of unemployment were inevitable. And for home owners, temporary layoffs turned into permanent terminations resulting in a serious crisis, as there were no opportunities elsewhere. For individuals who were able to keep their positions, albeit with frozen salaries, they at least had the chance to be approved for Ohio mortgage refinance. As long as they were working, options for their home loans were available. But for others, the situation became dire and they have relied on various home protection initiatives in Ohio.

One of the concerns addressed by the Ohio HHF was how to help home owners either sell their homes or obtain Ohio mortgage refinance given the fact that many houses were now devalued, in relation to the mortgages owed on them. Numbers show that foreclosures have been on the rise consistently for the last fourteen years, and that as many as twenty percent of home owners are in negative equity positions. Consequently, the governor launched Save the Dream Ohio in an effort to prevent foreclosures by bringing together a host of services and agencies. Specific programs for which qualified or eligible home owners may apply are Rescue Payment Assistance, Partial Mortgage Payment Assistance, Modification Assistance with Principal Reduction, and Transitional Assistance.

One initiative that is just as important as providing funds and loan modifications is, in addition to the Community Regeneration, Sustainability and Innovation Act of 2009, Ohio government officials and community leaders worked to create the Livable Communities Act of 2010 in an attempt to re-beautify targeted areas of Ohio. By redeveloping areas that were previously zoned manufacturing into residential space, and by stabilizing the urban decay caused by foreclosures, the goal is to increase property values. Vacant lots and broken, abandoned homes only lead to the depreciation of lived-in homes. The concept behind the plan suggests that by having appealing areas, existing residents will have a better chance to Ohio mortgage refinance.

Ohio may have depended on manufacturing in the past, but with new projects that change the landscape, other economic areas such as tourism will prevail.

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