We have a real problem in the housing market, affecting 30,000000 home-owners in the United States. More and more people are losing their jobs, or having their salaries reduced. Increasingly home-owners are, through no fault of their own, falling in arrears with their credit card, mortgage or car payments. These home owners are in real danger of defaulting on their mortgage and having their home go into foreclosure. But there is an answer, and many home-owners are not even aware of this as an option: it’s called loan modification – sometimes referred to as loan mod.
Mortgage loan modification does not entail refinancing, so there’s no credit check required. It isn’t debt consolidation. It’s renegotiating the current loan to achieve a lowering in interest rate and, under special conditions, a lowering in loan principal. And it doesn’t involve extending the term of the loan. A new, lower, payment amount is arrived at which is sustainable to the home-owner. Loan modification is a real win-win situation for all concerned parties. For the home owner it often means the difference between losing and keeping their home. To the banks, it might signify no less than the difference between staying afloat or going under.
There’s no reason why people can’t arrange their own mortgage loan modification by contacting the loss mitigation department at their bank. But it seriously is not recommended – the banks usually only offer a very small lowering in interest, or no reduction at all. Far better to employ the services of an established loan modification firm, which uses its own team of dedicated loan modification attorneys, who do nothing but speak with banks all day every day and have the knowledge and experience to achieve a significant lowering. Doing it oneself is akin to representing one self at a court of law – it’s seriously unadvisable. A reputable mortgage loan modification company can negotiate a 30 – 50% reduction in interest rate without extending the term of the loan. It’s well worth the fee they may charge to achieve this.
