Do legitimate companies exist that can really help homeowners prevent foreclosure and assist them in keeping their homes? The short answer is "yes." However, although many legitimate companies can provide much needed help to prevent foreclosure, there is a darker side to this industry led by unscrupulous investors looking to profit by taking advantage of unsuspecting and desperate homeowners. The homeowner looking for help must find the...more
If you are having trouble keeping your home out of foreclosure, and your lender is offering you no help in restructuring your mortgage, you may qualify for court mediation. Through the new national economic stimulus plan, judges can act as a mediator between you and your lender to arrange a win/win solution - which will allow you to keep your home, while your mortgage company continues making money on their investment.Obama's Plan, Derived from...more
1.8 million homes were foreclosed in 2008. Millions of homeowners are expected to enter into foreclosure in 2009 and 2010. Rather than face foreclosure and suffer an eviction from your home, is there anything you can do to prevent the situation from escalating?Indeed, there is! You can ask to change the terms of your mortgage. Mortgage lenders are not in the business of repossessing and re-selling homes. The cost of foreclosure with attorney's fees and lost income is just too much for a lender's bottom line. It is in the lender's best interest to change the mortgage terms so that they continue to earn interest from your home purchase.Step One: Open Communications with Your LenderThe first step is to call your loan servicer and discuss your current financial situation. If you have experienced a drop in income, or other bills have piled on so that your current mortgage payment is not sustainable, let them know that you would like to discuss a loan modification.Typically, a lender will require you to go through another underwriting process where they will evaluate your situation. They will ask for your income verification and IRS tax filings. The lender will pull a credit history...more
With the new mortgage bailout plan, many homeowners are questioning whether or not they should continue to pay their mortgages. If you do make your mortgage payments on time, can you still receive help from the proposed mortgage bailout plan?The answer to this question is a definitive "maybe." With the economic stimulus bill that passed into law by...more
If you have stopped making your mortgage payments, how long you can stay in the home becomes a looming question. Depending upon what state you live in, as well as your lender's foreclosure procedures, it could take months, or even years, for the foreclosure process to end in an eviction.Foreclosure is a stressful process. You are constantly...more
Are you one of the millions of Americans who fear that company cutbacks may cause you to lose your job? With the national unemployment rate at the highest in 26 years, touching 8.1% in March of 2009, it is expected that millions of more Americans will lose their jobs this year before the economy gets better.Though you may not be able to predict the stability of your job, what can you do now to protect your income and mortgage if a layoff occurs for you?Contribute to SavingsMany individuals and families with good jobs and a mortgage do not have an emergency savings account set in place. What a tragedy that can be if a sudden loss of regular income occurs! To protect yourself and your family from a financial crisis, you should have a savings account set up with at least three, and ideally six, months of living expenses. That means you should look at your monthly budget and determine what basic costs you will incur, such as your house payment, groceries, car payment, etc.If you have a little savings or no savings at all, start now. Open a savings account at your bank that you contribute money into each month. The more you can cut back now and put into savings, the better you will feel...more
National jobless figures released in March 2009 have revealed that the national unemployment rate stands now at 8.1 percent - which is the highest it has been in 26 years. Among those recently laid off or unemployed are millions of homeowners who...more
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Making Home Affordable is a new government program designed to help keep people in their homes by lowering monthly mortgage payments for qualifying homeowners. The plan is projected to help somewhere between 7 and 9 million homeowners all across the...more
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