A loan workout is a broad term used in the loss mitigation arena. It is used when you negotiate with your lender any kind of plan that will benefit both you and the lender when you are delinquent or in default.
We construct a financial plan that considers your current income and details a list of your monthly expenses and make recommendations to improve your budget and cash flow so your income exceeds your total monthly expenses each month.
The key to our success rate is constructing a financial plan that you and your lender can approve and, most importantly, that you are able to perform. We work with you to compose a hardship letter that describes why the problem occurred and, the good news, why it won't happen again.
This term has been getting a lot of attention lately and rightfully so.
With millions of homeowners stuck in skyrocketing adjustable rate mortgages and no way to refinance out of them, loan modifications may be the only way to assist struggling borrowers.
This term is used when your lender modifies your current mortgage (same loan you have, only changes are made to the note) in order to work with you and make your mortgage more affordable.
The Mortgage Modification program allows most homeowners to lower their monthly payments and save their home from falling into foreclosure. This can be accomplished by a combination of the following ways:
1. Interest Rate Reduction:
This is the most common method used to lower your monthly payments. We will negotiate with your lender to lower the interest rate and lower the monthly payment.
2. Principal Reduction:
If you are upside down in your home's value, we will negotiate to lower your mortgage amount to current market value, lowering the monthly payment.
3. Change of Terms:
Often times we will be able to change the terms and lengthen the amount of time you have to pay back the loan, thereby lowering your monthly payment.
In the past this was only used when a borrower was delinquent but now we will see it being used before someone is delinquent. This is usually the best way to help people avoid foreclosure
This is used most of the time, when a Notice of Default has been filed.
You are allowed to delay or reduce payments for a short period, with the understanding that another option will be used at the close of that time to bring your account to a current status.
Your lender, if in agreement, will then temporarily cease legal actions. Typically 30% of sub-prime lenders (with high interest rates) will only offer a workout program that requires borrower to immediately pay at least 20% or more of the total delinquencies including foreclosure fees, plus the balance of the delinquency will be added to their regular monthly payments over a period of six to forty-eight months.
Forbearance plans do not remove a foreclosure action but simply stop it in place until the loan is current. FORBEARANCE PROGRAMS OFTEN FAIL IF THE LENDER IS NOT FORCED TO CONSIDER THE ABILITY OF THE BORROWER TO PAY. WE REQUIRE THEM TO CONSIDER YOUR ABILITY TO PAY.
How We Do It:
1. We use Underwriters to build out a financial model, "proving" that you cannot afford your current payment.
2. We use Underwriters to build out a financial model, "proving" that all you can afford is a new lower proposed payment. (we know the minimum each bank will except and we bring in your new proposed payment right at that minimum.)
3. We do a property profile and appraisal report, showing your current home's value, showing if you are upside down, and if it is trending downward, and how fast and at what rate.
4. We prove to the bank with a financial model that it is in their best interest and worth more to them to work out the Loan Modification with you than it would be for them to take the property back.
5. We do a Forensic Loan Audit finding loan violations (a high percentage of loans originated in the last 5yrs have them)
6. We use the violations we find as leverage, threatening legal action if we do not get the modification we are looking for.
7. We use our contacts we have established within the banks to get these through in a fast and streamlined manner. Often, personal circumstances or an upward payment adjustment or "reset" will cause the homeowner to fall behind on their monthly payments.
By actively counseling our clients and aggressively negotiating with their lenders, we are capable of modifying the original loan to give our clients a fresh start in managing their home finances.
We will also work with the lender to either completely remove the delinquent amount or push it to the back of the loan.
What We Charge
Our charges are based on your loan amounts, home value and the number of loans you have on you mortgage.
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Short Sale
With our short sale program, we are able to use our legal methods to negotiate a sale price of your home at or below market value even though you may owe substantially more than that.
We work through a nationwide network of Real Estate Agents to insure your home sells fast.
A short sale will stop the foreclosure and prevent the adverse credit implications associated with a foreclosure.
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If you're not sure and just want to find out if you qualify, give me a call and I will walk you through your options. Believe it or not, you may just need help getting a temporary reduction in your payments to 'catch up'. In any case, call me to talk about the several options that you may not be aware of.
If you don't know what else to do and you don't call me at 832-330-4588, what will it cost you in damaged credit, frustration and stress? If I am unavailable when you call, I have my assistants taking calls from 6am to 10pm Central time Monday through Saturday.
I know how you feel and we can help.
Sincerely,
Jim McNinch
Foreclosure Prevention Network
loanmod@trademarkforeclosureprevention.com
832-330-4588
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