Senate Majority Leader Corbett came through for many homeowners in a tight pinch. Those that were worried about completing a short sale while still having a second mortgage that could come after them years later, commonly to what everyone refers to as seeking a deficiency, was not a settling thought for many sellers who...
As of July 13th 2011 Bank of America received a new guidelines (or in the business it is called a directive) from our old pal Fannie Mae(FNMA). In this new guideline change they are requiring homeowners that look to go through the HAFA program to actually jump through several new hoops. One of those...
In setting a new president starting today Aurora will not longer allow its loss mitigation (loan modification and short sale representatives) to message their processing department representatives. Due to the high volume they are being instructed to only transfer you to their voice mail and/or document the account that you called. They too along...
It is important that while servicing your client’s loans with PNC Bank that you understand their Pay Off Statement Request Guidelines. Often when ordering a pay off it is no more than a request by phone but every so often you come across a lender that asks for you to request it in writing....
Chase is seemingly not hurting these days as the recovery department is on a set course to collect a minimum of 70% for a full release of the deficiency balance to be released. Now to anyone paying 70K on a 100K debt is a savings of 30K (which by the way the IRS does...
This is often a question that we receive from our clients and the Agents we work with. Really, it’s hard to say because it all depends on whether the lender is going to counter back again on any of the terms. Until the offer is submitted to the investor anything may still happen and...
In an effort to help defaulting homeowners Wells Fargo is offering their own version of FHA’s Partial Claim Program. This version varies in several ways but is aimed at what Wells Fargo is referring to as a “Principal Forbearance”. Now this is not like the Principal Reductions everyone is speaking about these days or...
In a business where it can really help to know people in high places Wachovia has proven to be no different than the rest. Where in many cases homeowner’s find it difficult to manage through the process loan modification process, with the now Wells Fargo owned company, it looks like there is some light at the...
HAFA is not guaranteed as not all lenders will be participating. Investors currently participating in HAMP or the Obama program may continue to participate but it must be understood that many can also back out and choose to no longer participate as these programs are not an obligation and more of a suggestion with...
Many of our clients are receiving these days a Hardship Affidavit that seems like it is causing a storm of confusion. Even those in the industry find that they are not exactly sure what it is for. The “Affidavit” pronounced by many as ‘affidavid’ is basically a formal hardship letter to the lender advising...