Many homeowners are pounding their heads against a wall trying to get lenders to work to get them current or give them some form of loan modification. Many of these homeowners have been taking out of credit cards, personal loans, or other sources just to survive. However, many lenders look at large amounts of other debt negatively when considering your total debt to income ratio in a modification. These homeowners don't realize that a loan modification is not going to suddenly save them from the brink.
Often times a bankruptcy filing is a better option. It can eliminate the other credit card debts, personal loans, 2nd mortgages, and 3rd mortgages. It all depends upon the type of filing under what chapter of the Bankruptcy Code, but it is even possible to force principal reduction in some cases. Although there have been attempts at federal legislation over the last year to allow bankruptcy judges to force modification of terms of mortgages on principal residences, they are always defeated. There are ways to eliminate 2nd mortgages even on principal residences in some cases.
Homeowners needs to look at all their options and not delaying because your lender will move a foreclosure forward no matter how seemingly nice them seem on the phone.
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