Download or read book Loan Modification For Dummies written by Ralph R. Roberts and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crucial information you need to secure a reliable loan modification and save your home Behind on your mortgage payments? Worried about losing your home? Don't panic. Loan Modification For Dummies gives you the reliable, authoritative, easy-to-understand guidance you need to apply for and secure a loan modification that lowers your monthly house payment and keeps you in your home. This practical, plain-English guide leads you step by step through the loan modification process, from contacting your lender to applying for a loan modification, evaluating the lender's initial offer, and negotiating a modification that lowers your monthly payment while helping you catch up on any past-due amounts. You'll learn how to communicate with your bank or loan servicer, recognize and avoid loan-modification scams, and find a knowledgeable loan modification specialist, if you choose not to do it yourself. Advice on determining whether you're likely to qualify for your lender's loan modification program Guidance on preparing and submitting a loan modification application that improves your chances of success Helps you figure out a monthly payment you really can afford Tips on modifying your loan even when you owe more than your home's current market value Negotiation advice for securing the best possible terms and lowest monthly payment Resources for contacting your lender, obtaining free or affordable third-party assistance, and getting government agencies on your side Read Loan Modification For Dummies and start saving your home today.

Download or read book 42 Rules for Saving Your House from Foreclosure written by David Coleman and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coleman and his lawyer and co-author chronicle the process to save his home from foreclosure. They capture critical lessons and include strategies that are not well known outside the banking industry.

Download or read book Saving Your Home Through Loan Modification written by Edward Woods and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saving Your Home Through Loan Modification is a concise and accurate description on what to do and what not to do, when you are trying to get a loan modification. Edward Woods uses his years of experience in the Mortgage Finance, Loan Modification and Real Estate Sales Industry, to instruct the average person on how to deal with the Lender that holds their Note. After reading his book, everyone should be able to understand the process, and method to accomplish their own Loan Modification. Not only does he explain the meaning of a loan modification, and what you can expect, but he also provides sample letters that hold the Key Words that will contribute to your success!

Download or read book How to Get Out of Foreclosure with a Loan Modification written by HowExpert and published by HowExpert. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If You Want To Learn How to Get Out of Foreclosure with a Loan Modification, Then Get This Potentially Life Saving Book! A home loan remodification is a method you may qualify for that allows you to get current again. If you are behind several payments, you may be in fear of foreclosure. Perhaps that process has already been started and you are afraid you will lose your home. A loan remodification can allow you to re-age your loan and get a payment you can afford with your current financial circumstances. Instead of trying to come up with a lump sum of money to save your home, you only have to focus on being able to meet that monthly mortgage payment. The process to qualify for a home loan remodification takes time and you have to follow the steps or you can be denied for failure to comply. Once your application is in motion, the foreclosure process will be put on hold. This gives you and the mortgage company time to go through all of the paperwork and see what can be done. Most lenders want to extend a remodification loan to you rather than foreclosure on the property. With that in mind, it is to your advantage to see if you qualify. About the Expert I didn’t know about loan remodification until my home was already in foreclosure. I was trying to explore my options and came across the details. I was frustrated that my mortgage company hadn’t taken the time to share that with me as a possibility. They had no trouble calling me at least twice per week to ask for the full amount I was due. They refused to take payments and didn’t seem to care about the reason why I was getting behind. Armed with information, I called them and asked for a loan remodification application. I am glad I did as it got me back on track with my home loan. I am hopeful this process can do the same for you. If you are facing foreclosure, you definitely want to look into home loan remodification as an opportunity. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

Download or read book How to Get Out of Foreclosure with a Loan Modification written by Sherri Adame and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If You Want To Learn How to Get Out of Foreclosure with a Loan Modification, Then Get This Potentially Life Saving Book! A home loan remodification is a method you may qualify for that allows you to get current again. If you are behind several payments, you may be in fear of foreclosure. Perhaps that process has already been started and you are afraid you will lose your home. A loan remodification can allow you to re-age your loan and get a payment you can afford with your current financial circumstances. Instead of trying to come up with a lump sum of money to save your home, you only have to focus on being able to meet that monthly mortgage payment. The process to qualify for a home loan remodification takes time and you have to follow the steps or you can be denied for failure to comply. Once your application is in motion, the foreclosure process will be put on hold. This gives you and the mortgage company time to go through all of the paperwork and see what can be done. Most lenders want to extend a remodification loan to you rather than foreclosure on the property. With that in mind, it is to your advantage to see if you qualify. About the Expert I didn't know about loan remodification until my home was already in foreclosure. I was trying to explore my options and came across the details. I was frustrated that my mortgage company hadn't taken the time to share that with me as a possibility. They had no trouble calling me at least twice per week to ask for the full amount I was due. They refused to take payments and didn't seem to care about the reason why I was getting behind. Armed with information, I called them and asked for a loan remodification application. I am glad I did as it got me back on track with my home loan. I am hopeful this process can do the same for you. If you are facing foreclosure, you definitely want to look into home loan remodification as an opportunity. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z.

Download or read book Save Your Home Without Losing Your Mind or Your Money written by Anna Cuevas and published by Anna Cuevas. This book was released on 2011-07-22 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful resource and toolbox to guide homeowners in the right direction. Armed with the information compiled in this book homeowners can now replace stress and agony with viable ways to fight back. Anna Cuevas is no stranger to the countless stories of misguided homeowners being advised that foreclosure is their sole option. Most struggling homeowners are not even aware of their rights and are inaccurately declined by banks. This book teaches homeowners to be one step ahead, defend their homes, and stop foreclosure with consumer strategy training, homeowner are guided on how to be their own best advocate.the loan modification process, In this book you will learn: - Proven step-by-step solutions - How to fight back to stop foreclosure - How to take the guess work out of the loan modification process, decipher the lender red-tape - Unveiled mortgage-insider secrets

Download or read book How to Save Your Home written by Herbert Addison and published by Save Your Home, Inc.. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Save Your Home: Your Guide to Loss Mitigation reveals step by step instructions and negotiation strategies based on real life case studies of 5 families that successfully stopped foreclosure despite having a sale date and being over $10,000 to $30,000 behind on the mortgage. This book will inspire, educate, train and help homeowners to face foreclosure with the skill of a professional housing counselor.

Download or read book Keeping Your Home in One Piece written by Reuben Dunn and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This common sense, easy to read book is an excellent reference for any homeowner who is considering applying for either a loan modification, or a short sale. You will learn about what the requirements for loan modification are for banks and private mortgage lenders, as well as the Federal Government's Making Home Affordable Program. You'll be shown what processes are used in determining your eligibility for assistance. You'll know what paperwork will be needed to insure an accurate review of your circumstances. You'll learn about the benefits, and financial pit-falls of using outside representation to help you with the modification process. This book will show you, from start to finish, what options may be also available for you during the modification process, including what the options are in case a modification request is turned down. The book will discuss alternatives to avoiding the damaging effects of a foreclosure, and how your home may qualify for funds of up to $32000.00 of Federal Government relocation assistance in the event of a short sale, or deed in lieu of foreclosure. The book provides information on how a bankruptcy can affect your modification. The book provides a chart of all the lenders and banks in the United States, who participate with the U.S. Federal Governments "Making Home Affordable Program." Reuben Dunn combines his extensive consumer credit and mortgage modification experience with his ability of being able to clearly explain the "whys" and "why not's" of the loan modification process, in an easy to understand manner.

Download or read book Step by Step Loan Modification eBook written by and published by Lowcostloanmodification.com. This book was released on with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book How to Modify Your Loans written by Paul Stemborowski and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who can you turn to when you see financial troubles on the horizon? Who has experienced the effects of the law and its unintended consequences on you and your family? What bills should you deal with first to minimize the damage? Who can show you how to delay judgments and/or foreclosure without an attorney? Who can explain what steps you should take so you can plan for the worst? Who can show you the details of a bad loan sold to you by greedy mortgage companies? Paul Stemborowski is that person! Paul has spent the last ten years restructuring finances for thousands of people, helping them avert financial catastrophe. He has also helped thousands after they went bankrupt. In his attempt to solve every problem for everyone, he listened to all the stories in an attempt to learn from clients past experience. The outcome was a person with the knowledge and negotiating skills everyone facing financial issues wanted to talk to.

Download or read book Save the American Dream written by and published by . This book was released on 2009-07-04 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step by step guide to help homeowners learn the home loan modification process, how to prepare their package for a lenders consideration, how to negotiate with a lender and the credit rebuilding process needed for long term security. The book includes all the forms and letters needed to create a budget, write a hardship letter and all other forms required for a loan modification. The Book is written by housing expert, advocate and Talk Show Host, Shirin Sharkawi who has fought to save homeowners from the pittfalls of predatory lending. Shirin Sharkawi blogs to thousands each week and is heard nationally by millions through radio appearances across the country. The book was written to empower homeowners to take control of their home and Save Their American Dream. Even if consumers are at risk of a foreclosure a few days away, they can pick up the phone, with the help of this book and take action.

Download or read book How To Save Your Home Or At Least Save Your Ass ets written by and published by How To Save Your Home. This book was released on with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Loan Modifications written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stop the Foreclosure Save Your Home written by Catherine Gibson McCauley and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stop Foreclosure written by Robert Rodgers, PhD and published by Zero Point Healers. This book was released on 2014-02-14 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a foreclosure mediator for the state of Washington Robert Rodgers, PhD mediates discussions between home owners and the managers from mortgage servicing company who have the authority to modify the terms of home mortgages. Needless to say, he has seen and heard a lot over the past several years and has a profound sense of how the process works in practice. Robert knows first hand what you can realistically expect from your mortgage servicer. The way most people think the process works is a far cry from how it really works in practice. If you act on his suggestions, your frustration level will be reduced significantly and chances of getting a favorable decision increased. The goal here is to stop foreclosure by getting a modification to your home loan that reduces your monthly payment. Knowing exactly how the process works and understanding the factors that play a role in the final decision to modify a home mortgage places you in an very advantageous position. Why? It puts you in the driver’s seat. Here are the questions that he addresses in Stop Foreclosure: Should I Apply for a Modification Before I am No Longer Able to Make My Mortgage Payment? What Do I Need to Show to Get a Modification to My Loan? What are the Two Most Important Considerations for Whether I Will Succeed in Getting My Mortgage Modified to a Lower Payment? I am Currently Unemployed and Have No Prospects of a Job. What are My Chances of Getting My Home Loan Modified? What Hit on My Credit Rating Will I Take For Not Making My Mortgage Payments? What Documentation Will I Be Required to Produce? How Much Income Must I Show to Qualify for a Modification? Can I Protect my Savings, IRAS and Health Savings Accounts? What are My Chances for Getting My Mortgage Loan Modified If I Currently Have No Income as I Just Lost My Job, but am Certain I Will Land Gainful Employment Soon? 30 I Just Landed A Good Job. Why was My Application for a Modification to My Mortgage Denied? What Mortgage Payment Can I Quality For? What are Guidelines for Reporting Expenses? What are the Most Common Reasons for Requesting a Modification? Who Are the Players When It Comes to Getting My Mortgage Modified? How Can I Determine Who Services My Home Mortgage and Who Owns My Mortgage Note? My Mortgage Servicer Tells Me that the Owner of My Note is Different from What I see on my Original Mortgage Note. Can This Be True? Can I Determine who Owns My Mortgage Note By Searching Deeds of Trust Filed with My County Courthouse? What is MERS? I Do Not Suspect that My Mortgage Servicing Company Has the Original Loan Documents. Why Can’t I just Demand that They Produce the Original Documents? When They Can’t Produce the Original Documents (as I Suspect) Doesn’t My Loan Also Vanish and I Get My Home for Free? Should I Hire Someone Else to Handle My Application for a Mortgage Loan Application? How Can I Avoid Being Scammed? Why Did We Get a Foreclosure Notice when Our Mortgage Servicer was Still Evaluating Our Application for a Modification? Why Do I have So Much Difficulty Dealing with My Mortgage Servicer? What Happens When I Contact My Mortgage Servicer About Applying for a Home Mortgage Modification? What Can I Expect when Calling My Mortgage Servicer? Why Can’t I Email the Documents to My Mortgage Servicer? It Would Be So Much Easier. What Can I Do to Hurry Up the Review Process and Get a Decision More Quickly as We have been Hassling with Our Mortgage Servicer Now for Over a Year? How Exactly Can My Mortgage Be Modified to Reduce My Monthly Payments? Am I Eligible to Apply for a Federal Making Home Affordable Modification? Will I Qualify for a Modification to My Home Loan that is Underwritten by the Federal HAMP Program? Is Equity Advantageous or Disadvantageous When It Comes to Getting My Home Loan Modified? What is the Principal Behind a Net Present Value Analysis? How Do I Determine the Current Market Value of My Home? How Do I Dispute a Market Analysis of My Home that Has Disqualified Me from Getting a Modification? What are Important Considerations when Doing My Own Net Present Value Analysis? What is a Discount Rate? How Can I Calculate the Net Present Value (NPV) How Can I Find Out My Credit Score for Free? After Entering All My Information into a Net Present Value Analysis - I Failed. What Can I Do Now? Will it Really Help Me Obtain a Modification to My Home Mortgage If Go to All the Trouble of Doing My Own Net Present Value Analysis? I Know Precisely the Mortgage Payment I Can Handle for the Next Several Years. Once I Dig Myself Out of the Mess I am In Right Now, I will be Able to Pay the Original Amount. Should I Ask My Mortgage Servicer to Consider a Two Year (or Short Term) Modification? I Know Now I Will Only Need to Pay the Reduced Amount for a Couple of Years. How Will I Hear About the Outcome of My Application? Will My Mortgage Servicer Give me a Reason for a Denial? How Can I Dispute Penalties or Late Fees Charged by My Mortgage Servicer? My Mortgage Servicer Says that Extending the Term of My Loan from 30 to 40 Years is Not an Option. Are They Bluffing? What Are My Options If My Income Does Not Justify a Modified Loan? I am Currently Unemployed. Is There any Hope for Me? What Programs Exist for People Who Want to Remain in Their Homes? How Do I Find Out If Freddie Mac Owns My Loan? I was offered a Temporary Modification but was only One (1) Day Late Making the Second Payment. We were Serviced a Foreclosure Notice Today. Can the Bank Foreclosure Now When They have Already Agreed to a Modification? The Bank Has Offered a Modification but the Rate is Still Too Much for My Pocketbook. They Say that They Cannot Offer me a HAMP (the federal program which would make the payment more affordable) because I Have Been Delinquent in Making Payments for More than One Year. Should I just Give Up Now? What is a Three Month Temporary Loan Modification? I Asked for a Permanent Modification to my Mortgage Loan. Is the Deal Done When I Get a Written Offer of a Modification? I was told by a Clerk about the Terms of a Temporary Modification but Cannot Tell if this is a Genuine Offer. The Offer Seemed Very Unprofessional to Me. What Can I Realistically Expect If a Modification is Offered? How Much Lower Can I Expect My Payment to Be? Aren’t the Mortgage Companies the Bad Guys Here? What if I also have a Second Mortgage or Line of Credit on the Property? How Do I Find a Housing Counselor? Are the Laws Governing Modifications to Mortgages Really That Complicated? My Mortgage Servicing Company Refuses to Offer a Modification to My Loan that I am Fully Qualified to Receive (by My Own Calculation) Under the Net Present Value Test. What Can I Do? Explain the foreclosure Process What is the difference between Judicial Versus Non-Judicial Foreclosures What are Other Options I Can Consider to Avoid Foreclosure?

Download or read book Navigating the Mortgage Modification Mess V a Cautionary Tale written by Charles G. Smith and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-12-14 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Navigating the Mortgage Modification Mess A Cautionary Tale takes the reader on a serious, yet sarcastically humorous, trip through Federal and internal bank programs for modifying home mortgages. It represents a 3-year timeline of the authors attempt to save part of the American Dream of home ownership. The process involved submitting, and often resubmitting, a large amount of paperwork to answer underwriter questions and justify a hardship request for mortgage modification. During the process, the author saved notes from phone conversations and copies of correspondence from financial institutions. This Cautionary Tale is a compilation of these communications that underlines the gross inefficiencies inherent to HAMP, HAFA, and other mortgage modification programs With the current housing market, there are other people facing foreclosure and the need to modify existing mortgages. The author hopes the experiences described in this Cautionary Tale will help others avoid pitfalls as they try to navigate through the many available mortgage modification programs.

Download or read book Stop the Foreclosure SAVE YOUR HOME written by Catherine Gibson McCauley and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stop the Foreclosure, Save your Home is a Ten Step Guide to how you can take the power back and save your home from foreclosure. So many people have a difficult time communicating effectively with mortgage companies and this book provides you with all the tools you will need to cut through the red tape and get results. I've given you all the tips that I use in my practice to save properties from foreclosure.