Sacramento Bankruptcy Attorney discusses the Pitfalls of Pursuing Voluntary Loan Modifications
Sacramento Bankruptcy Attorney discusses the Pitfalls of Pursuing Voluntary Loan Modifications
It has been predicted that there will be over 8 million foreclosures in the United States over the next four years. Thousands of people are trying to negotiate voluntary loan modifications with their lenders to prevent themselves from becoming a statistic. Unfortunately, the most recent data shows that less than 10% of the consumers who participate in voluntary loan modification programs actually receive a modified loan that results in a reduced principal loan balance. Current data also reflects that approximately 45% of strapped consumers who participate in voluntary modifications actually end up with higher monthly payments as a result of the modification. Consumers who modify their loans may also end up capitalizing their unpaid interest and fees, which get placed on the back end of the loans, and ultimately increases the consumer’s overall debt.
Even with all of the programs to incentivize lenders to make meaningful loan modifications to struggling consumers, the execution of these programs is falling short. Consumers are often given the “run around” or told to get further behind on their payments in order to receive assistance. Asking well intentioned consumers to intentionally fall behind on their payments or further damage their credit just to be given the time of day is patently unfair. Furthermore, many consumers voluntarily attempt to modify their loans for months before they are finally told that relief will not be granted. A serious restructuring of the voluntary loan modification process needs to take place in order to adequately protect consumers and provide much needed relief.
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