Loan Modification Form – How to Get Approved

Struggling home owners are scrambling to get modification loans. In order to increase your chances of approval, you need to know how to fill out the loan modification form correctly! This could mean the difference between saving your home and foreclosure!

The first step is to make sure you have everything the lender will require. You will need to contact your lender to make sure you have every loan modification form required by your bank. Here is a list of the most commonly required loan modification forms:

1. Borrower Statement: This is an information sheet that includes your name, address, social security number, and job history and dependent information. Basic facts will be required by all lenders.

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January 20, 2010 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

The Right to Rescind Your Mortgage – a Powerful Tool for Negotiating a Loan Modification

Your best tool to negotiate with your mortgage company is the discovery of a Truth in Lending Act (TILA) violation, which in some cases may give you the right to rescind the loan. State and Federal laws require mortgage companies to follow specific guidelines when originating home loans and as a result many mortgage loans have TILA and/or RESPA violations which can be used as bargaining tools when negotiating a loan modification with the mortgage company.

Many of the home loans originated by brokers and lenders over the last few years have unexplainable fees and charges or were manipulated by overstating the borrowers’ income or inflating the property value to allow the lender to illegally profit from the sale of mortgages to investors in the secondary market. Subprime mortgages with hidden interest rate adjustments and pre-payment penalties or Option ARM loans with minimum payment options allowed borrowers to differ interest to a point in future when the loan recasts and forces the borrower into hardship by paying a much higher mortgage payment. In most cases refinancing is not an option due to declining property values or high debt to income ratios. Only a Forensic Loan Audit can discover and document these violations, which may be used against the lender when negotiating a loan modification.

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December 20, 2009 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Loan Modification Programs Find The Best Loan Modification Company

If you are searching the internet for loan modification programs, you need to read this article. It will break down what you can expect from a loan modification and the best way to get one.

There are so many different companies out there today, it’s hard to choose the right one. Do you go with an attorney? No attorney? Money back guarantee? Or try to do it yourself. I always say, go with the option that will get you the best possible result. You only get one shot at a loan modification and you want it to be as good as it can be.

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December 15, 2009 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »