Loan Modification

Under the Making Home Affordable act, the Obama Administration directed lenders to begin modifying home loans for homeowners whose payments exceeded 31 percent of their gross annual income. Mortgage lenders can modify the loans in a number of ways, including lowering the interest rate on a temporary basis to 2 percent, or extending the loan term, or cutting the principal balance of the loan. While very few lenders are cutting the principal balance, many are extending the loan term or lowering the interest rate to get homeowners to the place where they are paying just 31 percent of their gross monthly income toward their mortgage, homeowners’ insurance and real estate property taxes. Find out more about the Making Home Affordable program, and whether you might qualify for a loan modification, at www.makinghomeaffordable.gov. If you need help with your loan, you’ll want to call the Homeowners for HOPE hotline at 888-995-HOPE. The HUD housing counselors at the other end of the line can h

Loan Modification Process | What to Do if You’re Rejected

The loanA Loan is an amount of money that is lent to a borrower, who agrees to repay it plus interestInterest is money charged for the use of borrowed funds. Usually expressed as an interest rate, it is the percentage …

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Do I Need to Pay Taxes on My Loan Modification?

Want to know if you need to pay taxes on a loanA Loan is an amount of money that is lent to a borrower, who agrees to repay it plus interestInterest is money charged for the use of borrowed funds. …

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Loan Modification Not Enough? Sell Your Home

If your loanA Loan is an amount of money that is lent to a borrower, who agrees to repay it plus interestInterest is money charged for the use of borrowed funds. Usually expressed as an interest rate, it is the …

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Can a Loan Modification Hurt Your Credit Score?

Applying for a loanA Loan is an amount of money that is lent to a borrower, who agrees to repay it plus interestInterest is money charged for the use of borrowed funds. Usually expressed as an interest rate, it is …

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Can I Qualify for HAMP Program on Disability?

If you are on disability, you might qualify for the HAMP program.  Also think about if you should downsize to a smaller home. Q: I think my mortgageA Mortgage is a document granting a lien on a home in exchange …

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Loan Modification Programs for Underwater Mortgage

If you don’t qualify for any loanA Loan is an amount of money that is lent to a borrower, who agrees to repay it plus interestInterest is money charged for the use of borrowed funds. Usually expressed as an interest …

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The Problems With Paying Your Child’s Mortgage

Helping your children pay off their mortgageA Mortgage is a document granting a lien on a home in exchange for financing granted by a lender. The mortgage is the means by which the lender secures the loan and has the …

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What Happens When Your Mortgage Company Files For Bankruptcy?

Has your mortgageA Mortgage is a document granting a lien on a home in exchange for financing granted by a lender. The mortgage is the means by which the lender secures the loan and has the ability to foreclose on …

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How to Qualify for HARP

Homeowners may qualify for the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) if they fail to get a HAMP (loanA Loan is an amount of money that is lent to a borrower, who agrees to repay it plus interestInterest is money charged …

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Be Wary of Companies That Will Buy Your Home and Rent it Back to You

Be wary of companies that will buy your home and rent it back to you – this may be housing scam hitting underwater mortgages. Q: I got your website name from my son who lives in Atlanta, one of your …

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