The original mortgage ( from XX/XX/XXXX ) was adjustable and at that time the prime rate was around 7.5 %. My rate was a little over 2 % above that. I did not see anywhere on the paperwork where that said that it could n't go below the original rate, it only talked about a ceiling, but to my knowledge there was no floor. The mortgage has traded hands numerous times over the years. 

About a year ago I applied for HARP. After several months of having to resubmit the same documentation, I was finally approved. I received a letter stating that I had to go into a 3 month trial period, XX/XX/XXXX-XX/XX/XXXX. It stated that at the end of the trial period I would get the terms of the adjustment. There was a question about insurance coverage, I was told by the XXXX company that they would take care of taxes and insurance and my payments increased to cover the escrow for that. 
When I asked the XXXX company about the insurance, they said they had been told that the insurance was my responsibility. So I got that straightened out. 

The most recent letter I received, ( which is dated XXXX XXXX, from the XXXX mortgage company ), stated my mortgage is still adjustable and still at the original rate, 9.875 %. 

So in other words, this entire HAMP adjustment seems to be just smoke and mirrors. 
