Mortgage Resque Programs – New Hope For Struggling Borrowers
In the past when homeowners were faced with job loss or a change in circumstances that restricted their ability to afford their home and were not able to pay their mortgage they would have the option to refinance with lower interest rates or sell their property. For most currently this is no longer a viable option.
Struggling homeowners cannot refinance due to plunging property values resulting in upside down mortgages, and even when they find a buyer for their property there is the challenge of not be able to sell for enough to repay the outstanding balance.
According to the data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) 11% of the nation’s home mortgages were delinquent by at least one payment, already in foreclosure or entering foreclosure. 7% of mortgage were at least 1 month past due and 3% of the …
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