Loan Modification For Dummies


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The crucial information you need to secure a reliable loan modification and save your home Behind on your mortgage payments? Worried about losing your home? Don't panic. Loan Modification For Dummies gives you the reliable, authoritative, easy-to-understand guidance you need to apply for and secure a loan modification that lowers your monthly house payment and keeps you in your home. This practical, plain-English guide leads you step by step through the loan modification process, from contacting your lender to applying for a loan modification, evaluating the lender's initial offer, and negotiating a modification that lowers your monthly payment while helping you catch up on any past-due amounts. You'll learn how to communicate with your bank or loan servicer, recognize and avoid loan-modification scams, and find a knowledgeable loan modification specialist, if you choose not to do it yourself. Advice on determining whether you're likely to qualify for your lender's loan modification program Guidance on preparing and submitting a loan modification application that improves your chances of success Helps you figure out a monthly payment you really can afford Tips on modifying your loan even when you owe more than your home's current market value Negotiation advice for securing the best possible terms and lowest monthly payment Resources for contacting your lender, obtaining free or affordable third-party assistance, and getting government agencies on your side Read Loan Modification For Dummies and start saving your home today.




Guide to Loan Mods 101


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Publishers Comments & Synopses Publisher's Comments: The experts at Guide to Loan Mods have been helping homeowners for years. We have been working with lenders and people just like you to be able to buy the homes of their dreams. Now, in the face of this financial crisis, we are using our experience working with lenders to help you keep the home you have worked so hard to get. Our seasoned professionals have decades of experience dealing with lenders. We understand how they operate and we know the options that are available to you. And we have put all of this expertise into a system that is designed to do one thing -- allow you to save your home. In these tough economic times, many things can contribute to falling behind on a mortgage. Unemployment rates are soaring. A laid-off in a dual family household means that money needs to be prioritized. When you have credit cards to pay and groceries to buy, your mortgage can seem like something which can wait a month until things get back to normal. But what happens if normal doesn't return that next month? You need a complete step by step guide that will: [Teach you how to organize a complete presentable package to your lender to increase your chances of success [Explain to you the importance of the current lending environment and how to position yourself within it [Guide you through the one of the most critical parts of the process which is effectively communicating with your lender helping to avoid a frustrating denial [Provide you example hardship letters The facts are, whatever has happened, it isn't your fault. The entire country is suffering as a result of this poor economy. But, it isn't a lost cause. You can save your home through our Guide to Loan Modification 101! Synopsis: The Guide to Loan Mod 101 book is a practical, straightforward primer on the basics of helping existing homeowners that are attempting to modify their home without additional assistance. Written by leading experts, this book provides information based on real-life examples from the team at Guide to Loan Mods. Perfect for anyone who can't afford expensive loan modification services, however still needs a step by step guide to help them through the complicated process. This practical book provides real-world loan modification advice based on the one thing you can't get on your own--experience. In Guide to Loan Mods 101 you'll learn how to: Step into the lenders shoes providing you insight to the entire process Put together a complete package which is critical for dealing with lenders Gain a better understanding of what to say to the lenders to streamline the process Understand the current lending environment and how fast it is changing Put together hardship letters to present to your lenders How to use the practical information to fast track your loan modification










The Loan Manual


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Audit and Accounting Guide Depository and Lending Institutions


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The financial services industry is undergoing significant change. This has added challenges for institutions assessing their operations and internal controls for regulatory considerations. Updated for 2019, this industry standard resource offers comprehensive, reliable accounting implementation guidance for preparers. It offers clear and practical guidance of audit and accounting issues, and in-depth coverage of audit considerations, including controls, fraud, risk assessment, and planning and execution of the audit. Topics covered include: Transfers and servicing; Troubled debt restructurings; Financing receivables and the allowance for loan losses; and, Fair value accounting This guide also provides direction for institutions assessing their operations and internal controls for regulatory considerations as well as discussions on existing regulatory reporting matters. The financial services industry is undergoing significant change. This has added challenges for institutions assessing their operations and internal controls for regulatory considerations. Updated for 2019, this industry standard resource offers comprehensive, reliable accounting implementation guidance for preparers. It offers clear and practical guidance of audit and accounting issues, and in-depth coverage of audit considerations, including controls, fraud, risk assessment, and planning and execution of the audit. Topics covered include: Transfers and servicing; Troubled debt restructurings; Financing receivables and the allowance for loan losses; and, Fair value accounting This guide also provides direction for institutions assessing their operations and internal controls for regulatory considerations as well as discussions on existing regulatory reporting matters.







Foreclosure Survival Guide, The


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The Foreclosure Survival Guide


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Facing foreclosure? Put together a plan. Take action. Foreclosure can be an intimidating and scary experience. The stress of potentially losing the family home can drive people to make mistakes, either by doing the wrong thing or failing to act at all. You need to know your options if you're having trouble making your mortgage payments or are already in danger of foreclosure. Your actions are vitally important if you want to keep your home or at least get through the process with as little anxiety as possible. This book has essential tips on what to do--and what not to do--if you're facing a foreclosure. Don't wait to take action if you're behind in mortgage payments and facing a potential foreclosure. The Foreclosure Survival Guide covers your options for avoiding the loss of your home or at least delaying it. The strategies and useful information in this book will give you the tools you need to develop a plan to try to keep your home or decide if it makes sense to move on.This guide can help you learn how to navigate foreclosure and potentially stay in your home. It gives you the practical information you need, including: the ins and outs of foreclosure how to decide whether you should try to keep your house what loan workout programs are available to potentially save your home and how to apply for them how to bring your loan current in Chapter 13 bankruptcy if you can't stay in your home, how to avoid unnecessary costs by filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy what alternatives for giving up the property, like short sales and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, are available, and how to avoid becoming the victim of foreclosure rescue scams. This book's powerful yet practical advice also explains the 120-day foreclosure waiting period before foreclosure starts, how the foreclosure process works in each state, potential tax consequences, and more. This edition is updated with the latest information on mortgage-assistance programs for homeowners, federal mortgage servicing laws, relief for victims of natural disasters, and recent court decisions affecting homeowners' rights.