Posts Tagged ‘making home affordable’

Questions about government loan modification programs

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

My loan is not Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac backed, can the Making Home Affordable Program help me?

making-home-affordableThe MHA and HAMP programs are designed to help homeowners with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae backed loans only. However, there are other programs out there for homeowners who do not have loans with these institutions. Regardless of credit score or payment history, these programs are designed to help homeowners stay in their homes and avoid the foreclosure process. One of the first things a Lender will require from the borrower is a Letter of Hardship explaining the borrower’s situation and why they cannot continue with their current loan.

Home Affordable Modification Program HAMP

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

What You Need to Know About Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)

Since the Obama Administration implemented loan modification programs such as Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and Making Home Affordable (MHA), homeowners are still feeling the pinch of not being able to get their loan modifications or trial loan modifications done by their banks. In addition, bank/server numbers are still not making the grade with the expectations of the Obama Administrations loan modification expectations. Banks/services still need to step up to the plate and perform more successful loan modifications.

Government pressures lenders Making Home Affordable

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Government putting pressure on lenders to ramp up Making Home Affordable?

As foreclosure filings remain high, in the month of August foreclosure filings remained relatively flat. Realty Trac counted over 350,000 foreclosure filings nationally in August and says that its data covers over 90% of households nationally.

making-home-affordable-planRecently with more banks forcing homeowners during the short sale process to sign promissory notes to repay some of the debt could force more homeowners into foreclosure and out of the short sale process. Usually, by this point most homeowners have tried a loan modification but were struggling with the banks to get one.

Truth About Making Home Affordable

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

What is the truth about Loan Modifications and Making Home Affordable?

Why do we keep hearing in the news every day that the economy is looking better when one minute we are bailing out the banks and several months later they are proclaiming 41% profits like Wells Fargo. Then we hear that bonuses to these bank executives are about to be paid, when homeowners are still struggling to get a Loan Modification.

Answers About Making Home Affordable Loan Modification

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

My loan is not Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac backed, can the Making Home Affordable Program help me?

Yes. The Program is designed to help any homeowner that is struggling to make their mortgage payment and wants to stay in their home and/or stop a foreclosure and/or short sale.  The program is available for anyone whether they are behind on payments or not.  They do need to show some change in why they can’t make their payments and document the change.

Eligibility for Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

How do I know if I am Eligible for a Modification under the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)?

Step 1 is to see if you may be eligible for a Loan Modification under HAMP:

1. You must occupy your home as a primary residence, i.e. owner-occupant of a one to four unit home; and also have an unpaid principal balance that is equal to or less than:

  • 1 Unit: $729,750
  • 2 Units: $934,200
  • 3 Units: $1,129,250
  • 4 Units: $1,403,400;

2. Have a first lien mortgage that was originated on or before January 1, 2009;

Making Home Affordable Plan

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

President Obama’s administration’s $75 billion plan to refinance and modify millions of mortgages, announced back in March, is a portion of the much larger Tarp II plan. If you are a homeowner in trouble of losing your home to foreclosure, or a homeowner that has not missed a payment, but would like to refinance to a lower interest rate, you have hopefully already started calling your lender and asking for a loan modification or have contacted an Attorney based firm to handle the situation for you with the bank. The money used for this program comes from the $700 billion approved as part of Tarp I in late 2008.