Learn How to Stop Mortgage Foreclosure

By Peter Ewelling

If you are having trouble making mortgage payments and at risk of foreclosure their are several assistance options you may be qualified for such as home loan refinance, mortgage modification, repayment plans, reinstatement, or forbearance.

With so many home owners falling behind in monthly payments many homeowners are searching for a solution. The combination of a discounted property market and larger fees is too big a burden for lots of property owners to afford.

Lenders around the country are recognizing the many problems borrowers are experiencing and have begun offering relief programs. The dramatic increase in mortgage defaults is bad for lenders as well as borrowers, so in response lenders are often willing to amend mortgage contracts to help borrowers who may be at risk of foreclosure. Mortgage Refinance and loan modification are the two main programs used to modify the terms of a home loan agreement.

Home loan refinancing is when a mortgage holder takes out a new mortgage with better conditions and uses the proceeds to repay the current loan. Depending on the equity in your property this could be available to you.

Mortgage modification is an renegotiation between the mortgage company and borrower to change only certain elements of an existing mortgage agreement. These modifications can include reduced monthly payments and normally make it easier for borrowers to keep up with their home loan amortization schedule.

You can also find plans which are intended to allow home owners who have stopped making payments to get current with no late fees. These options maintain the existing mortgage agreement but modify it for a short time to accommodate financial hardship and include repayment plans, reinstatement, and forbearance.

A home loan repayment is a option that provides a grace period for delinquent mortgage holders to repay late monthly fees with no penalties. The past due payments are normally added to the monthly payments for a period of time at the end of which the mortgage holder is paid up.

Reinstatement is similar to repayment in that it allows delinquent home owners to repay past due mortgage bills. The difference is that reinstatement is one big lump sum payment. Reinstatement is often used along with forbearance as a means for borrowers to quickly get caught up with payments. - 32499

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