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Loan Modification Vs Bankruptcy

Before you being to pursue a loan modification with your lender, research the loan modification laws that pertain to you. These laws will influence your ability to get a loan.

If you own a home, you need to know the loan modification laws that are in effect in your state so you will know if it is possible for you to get a loan modification from your lending institution. The Home Affordable Modification Program lets homeowners from all around the United States apply for a loan modification if they are experiencing financial difficulties. However, different states have different laws and different lenders have different guidelines. You need to know them in order to know if you qualify.

State loan modification laws generally outline who is able to handle modifications such as mortgage brokers and attorneys. It is not easy to find these laws, but it important you know them because they will determine your success. You need to use the right sources, like your state's Real Estate Commission. If you know these laws up front, you can save time and money and possibly save your home.

Lenders have guidelines, not laws, but it is still important you know them. You must fit these guidelines exactly if you want to get your modifications approved. Usually these guidelines revolve around these factors:

* The balance of your mortgage

* Your credit rating

* Your payment history, specifically if you have made late payments

* The values of your property vs. your mortgage balance

* If you have filed for bankruptcy

* Your financial circumstances

Lending institutions are very strict about these guidelines. Before doing anything, it is in the homeowner's best interest to do some research to find out the exact expectations. If you don't do this, all the time you spend doing paperwork and filling in applications will be wasted.

These laws have been put into effect because there have been many loan modification scams and frauds in today's market. Homeowners who are facing desperate circumstances with not way out often trust any agency that offers them hope. These fraudulent companies charge an upfront fee that can be into the thousands of dollars. This fee is not necessary to begin negotiations on the borrower's behalf, but is simply a fabricated fee charged to rip off desperate people.

Before you do anything regarding a loan modification, investigate the laws regarding the Home Affordable Modification Program in your area. Check with your lender about their guidelines. After you have determined that nothing will prevent you from being eligible, you can proceed. You can get a free consultation under the Home Affordable Modification Program that will guide you through this process and will provide help on your behalf.
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The Consumer vs. Loan Modifications

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Loan Modification Grants

Question: why are none of the hard up conservatives in my area refusing Obamas economic benefits?

Companies, large and small, who a few years ago who hosted Bush, Dick DeVos etc are now lining up for bail out loans. The unemployment offices are full of cars with W04 and McCain stickers! So many are applying for this grant and that extension and mortgage modifications that they resources are swamped! They are grabbing every cent of government money they can and looking for more.

Can someone please explain this to me? It seems that they would prefer to let the 'free market' work out their financial problems, don't you think?

Answer: One word...hypocrisy. (It's also apparently "Republican" to think its not welfare if I get it, it's only welfare when someone else gets it". Tea-bag parties are proof of that "It wasn't bad spending when Bush did it, its only bad spending when Obama does it." Or, "it's not torture if we do it, it's only torture if it's done to us." Pretzel logic at it's finest!)

It's also amazing to hear the bigots in the GOP cry about "minorities and welfare" when, in fact, it's "non-urban WHITES" that receive the most welfare [44% of all welfare recipients, to be exact]...DUH! )

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Mortgage Modification After Bankruptcy

Question: Does anyone know about Americas Servicing Co-Affiliated with Wells Fargo?

We are in foreclosure and our house is set for auction on May 22--we are also filing bankruptcy. We have been recently been getting barely audible messages from what we can make out is Wells Fargo. I googled the number and from what I can tell the number is America Servicing Co. and they are affiliated with Wells Fargo, who we have our mortgage with. We tried loan modification months ago and were denied-not surprisingly. From what I have read about ASC they are brain dead and i guess they deal with short sales. They sound nasty and called me twice in one day. Does anyone know anything about them and should I give them a call?

Answer: Sorry to hear you're going through so much! Be careful, there's a lot of get rich schemes going on right now, especially with mortgages. Go ahead and call the number and remember you don't have to work with anyone. See what they have to offer. If you are in bankruptcy, then it can't be a creditor calling you.A short sale needs to be discussed with your lender, not you.
(When lenders agree to do a short sale in real estate, it means the lender is accepting less than the total amount due.)

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