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A loan modification is a process in which the terms of a mortgage note are permanently changed by a lender making the payments more affordable for the borrower. Recent loan modification cases:


Old Rate

Old Terms

Loan Amount

New Rate

New Terms

Monthly Savings

Total Savings

9.125%

Adjustable Rate

$555,832

6.125%

30 Yr Fixed

$991

$332,976

 

A loan modification could do the following:

  • Lower interest rates
  • Stop foreclosure
  • Reduce principal balance (short refinance)
  • Catch up on delinquent payments
  • Turn your adjustable loan into a fixed loan
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Loan Modification Facts

Mortgage servicers provided loan workouts for approximately 189,000 borrowers in August 2008.

In August, approximately 110,000 homeowners received repayment plans; approximately 79,000 received loan modifications.

Nearly 53 percent of homeowners with subprime loans who received workouts through mortgage servicers received modifications.

 

 
Above statistics as reported by CNBC and HOPE NOW on October 2, 2008.
 

 


 

Loan Modification Guidelines

Loan modification guidelines could differ from lender to lender. The most  common factors are the following:

  • Have a provable hardship
  • Are delinquent on your payments
  • In an adjustable rate mortgage
  • Have high debt to income ratio
  • Could prove that you have enough means to support modified rate on your mortgage
  • Are unable to refinance

   

Behind on mortgage payments?

You can still qualify for a loan modification if you are behind on your mortgage payments. In some cases it is easier to qualify if you are behind. According to a top mortgage industry research provided by FBR Research it can cost up to 41% of your loan principal value for a bank or lender to foreclose on your home.



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Approval Factors

The most important factor is to prove that you have ability to provide payment at new rate after mortgage loan modification. Banks are careful analyzing debt-to-income ratios in order to determine modified rates and terms. In many cases complex preliminary analysis allows to identify steps and measures to take along with a loan modification in order to improve overall financial health for a customer. Credit score is rarely an issue unless it includes foreclosure or recent bankruptcy.

     

Short Refinance

Short Refinance (Short Refi) is a next option to loan modification. It is a transaction, where the current lender agrees to accept less than the full amount owed on your property. It resulted in reduction of principal on a loan.




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