Summary: There's a few ways to stop foreclosure, including making back payments and doing a loan modification. Make new payment arrangements to stop foreclosure with help from a financial adviser in this free video on foreclosure and personal finance.
Matthew McKillen brings 21 years of industry experience in arranging loans for his clients. He has worked in financial services senior management positions in mortgage banking...read more
"Hi, this is Matthew McKillen, with Innovative Financial Group. The question posed to me today is how to stop a foreclosure action. There's a few different ways to remedy a foreclosure. Obviously, the first one is to bring your account current, come up with the back payments. If there's been delinquency on property taxes, or your insurance has lapsed generally, the lender does require that all of that be brought to date, and then the attorney's fees that were involved or incurred by the lender. So, if you have the ability to pay all that back obviously that would stop a foreclosure. Another remedy to stop a foreclosure is to do a loan modification. A loan modification is actually where you negotiate with your bank. Maybe, for example, you're on an adjustable rate loan that was fixed for the first three years, and now your payments are now moving and they're going up five, six hundred bucks a month; you can't afford it. You can contact your lender; try and work out either a payment arrangement for the late payments, or actually, maybe bring the loan current and then modify the loan for the remainder of the term. They're both a couple good examples of ways that you can prevent a foreclosure on your home and stop it. Again, my name is Matt McKillen, and I'm with Innovative Financial Group."
eHow Article: How to Stop Foreclosure
Meet Mark P Cussen, CFP, CMFC eHow's Personal Finance Expert.
Comments
kimberlyevans said
on 5/7/2009 Homeowners who need loan modification can get help at http://houseloanhelp.com/help/loan-modification-help.php. Free consultation is also given.
jimz5200 said
on 4/12/2009 People in trouble with their mortgages should find free professional consultation. Mortgage modifications can often only be done once or have limitations on use. A successful modification with the best possible outcome requires careful preparation. A homeowner must show a viable case for modification to be considered. They must have detailed information on debt to income ratio and budget planning. Free information is at www.wemodifyyourmotgage.com . Find out what it takes to qualify before you approach your bank. Carefully prepare you documents for submission to the bank. You are preparing to take advantage of a clause in the mortgage contract.