Home loan modification is an agreement between your lender and you that either reduces the principle interest rate on your mortgage, extends the term of the mortgage, eliminates certain fees, give you a grace period, or any combination of the above options in order to make sure you can afford your payments and stay in your home.
Loan modification is becoming increasingly popular as an option among struggling home owners and lenders who are facing the prospect of more foreclosures. The reason is that in the long run lenders will profit more even though they are making concessions instead of taking ownership and selling the house for much less then it is worth.
Besides the obvious decrease in monthly payments, loan modification has many advantages over other options. When you modify your home loan, you are not applying for a new loan as you do when trying to refinance. Especially with most banks unwillingness to give out new loans, finding a good rate to refinance your loan will be near impossible without an excellent credit score.
The advantages of loan modification over foreclosure are even greater. First of all, when you foreclose, you lose your house. Secondly your credit score gets beaten down, while a loan modification keeps your credit score intact. Lastly, overall your life will improve with the knowledge that the worse is behind you.
If you do decide to apply for a loan modification, do not hire a firm. Firms often scam and put homeowners in tougher situations than before. They also charge exorbitant fee which send red flags to your lender. They automatically think, if you have thousands of dollars to pay a firm, then you are not in a bad financial situation as you say you are.
The best option is to do it your self. You can either research it online which has its own risk or buy a DIT kit that includes everything that you will need. From my personal experience although a kit costs money it has everything in one place and shows you how to do all the forms and write a proper hardship letter. One such kit is 60 Minute Loan Modification. It was created by a guy who modified loans on five of his homes and numerous loans of his clients. Overall it is a great kit.
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