President Obama this week called on Congress to enact legislation to refinance non-agency borrowers through the FHA, to be paid for by large financial institutions, and to force Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to be more accommodating. Most observers say the proposals stand little or no chance in the bitterly divided Congress, and that they might have little more success than earlier FHA refi programs for non-FHA borrowers. Under the latest proposal, borrowers with conforming-balance loans not financed by the government-sponsored enterprises would be able to get refi loans from the FHA. To be eligible, the...