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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

What is Federal Modification Loan by Maria Lopez

I have been asked so many questions regarding federal modification loan. So, here again is a primer for those who are interested in this.
Federal modification loan for homes are made to help those whose houses are in threat of immediate or gradual foreclosure. These are the people whose mortgage is too big that they are definitely having trouble with the payments if they choose to try to stop foreclosure. In short, these are people who will have to give up an arm and a leg to complete the payment. The emphasis on their financial struggle is an important prerequisite to be eligible for federal modification loan.
The program is called "Making Home Affordable" and it was put into place by President Obama. This is expected to give much neede4d aid to the millions of Americans who need to have their monthly mortgage payments rates to be lowered. The questions that most people ask is: does the program have any catch? Most people also want to know what this program does to your taxes and how exactly does it change the monthly payments.
Generally speaking, refinancing plans will leave your credit score unscathed because it will just revise some of the terms in your mortgage loan. The thing that does scathe your credit score is missed payments. If you missed a payment during the year before, then you will not be eligible for federal modification loan.
I had a friend once who was having some problems regarding this matter. He was a very good friend. He had a great wife. She was still young, just around her late twenties. They had a cute 5 year old girl. The guy had it all until he suddenly lost his job because of the recession. The economic downward spiral hit them hard and it hit them without any warning. They were totally unprepared. This was just a new family so they obviously was far from paying their loans. They bought a really nice home near Henderson Nevada, the spot where the big real estate problem first went bonkers. If not for this federal plan, they would have lost so much. The marriage would in all likelihood not have survived at all. Good thing they were able to take advantage of the government plan. You can too if you are smart enough. You just need to make sure that all the necessary requirements are met.
These things happen. It can happen to just about anybody. Do not give in to despair. Rise up, the government can help you but you need to help yourself first and foremost.

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