Posted on: 15th Mar, 2008 09:28 am
I have a mortgage with America's Servicing Center (which I was told is a part of Wells Forgo) and I am in foreclosure. I was in a repayment plan where I had to pay $3500 upfront, then make 6 payments of $900. After the 6 months, I was supposed to call back so my financial information could be reviewed and I could then get my mortgage modified. I paid the $3500 (by making several payday loans) and made each of the 6 monthly payments. However, I forgot to call back in Feb to give them my financial information again (the mortgage payments were being taken directly out of my checking account). I received a letter the first week of March advising me that I broke the payment plan and therefore they could not continue the plan. When I contacted them, I was advised they would review my file, because I had not broken my payment agreement (I did make the payments), however there was a laps in payments (no payment was made in Feb). I advised them that I could make the Feb and March payment at this time if need be. I was told to give them a couple of days and I would get a decision. When I contacted them this morning, I was told that I would have to start a new agreement (with a $4000 down payment and 6 payments of $1000+ for 6 months). I would have to make this payment by March 26th for the new plan to begin. There is no way I can get $4000 by March 26th!
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do to keep my house? My credit is very poor and it will be impossible for me to make a loan to pay the $4000 or the $9000 that I am behind in. I don't want to sell my home. Would bankruptcy be an option at saving my home? I am totally lost as to what to do now. Please Help!
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do to keep my house? My credit is very poor and it will be impossible for me to make a loan to pay the $4000 or the $9000 that I am behind in. I don't want to sell my home. Would bankruptcy be an option at saving my home? I am totally lost as to what to do now. Please Help!
Don't worry Michelle it happens to the best of us :D . Credit counseling is a smart thing to do. You probably will also want to take a look at your credit report so that you can improve your credit score. Typically when payments are missed on a mortgage it really lowers a persons credit score. However, you can take some step to get your credit back on track so that when you need to finance anything you will not run into any problems.
that's a good decision michelle. looks you're brave and have the guts to fight out the situation. this is indeed appreciable. keep your cool, don't panic and simply give a fresh look at the entire situation. i mean, think positive and let's hope the credit counseling works for you. by the way, is it for the chapter 13 bankruptcy?
regards,
jessica
regards,
jessica
Jessica, I decided not to file Chapter 13 when my mortgage company approved the loan modification. I want to do the credit counseling for myself, just so I can get on track and stay on track. I make enough money where I should have hundreds left after paying bills, however it doesn't seem that I am budgeting well. I want to get all that under control.
Cliff, you're right about my credit score plummeting. I hope a credit counselor can give me some advice on what I can do to improve it.
Thanks again everyone for all your help.
Cliff, you're right about my credit score plummeting. I hope a credit counselor can give me some advice on what I can do to improve it.
Thanks again everyone for all your help.
That's really good Michelle. If you think there's still room for some tight budgeting, you may very well have a talk with a credit counselor. And regarding credit repair, try doing it yourself instead of taking the services of any credit repair company. There are many out there who take money from debtors but don't really help them fix their credit. You may check out the Credit Repair Tool as well just in case you'd like to analyze your credit.
Do let me know if you have further questions and feel free to share your experiences here in the forum.
Regards,
Jessica
Do let me know if you have further questions and feel free to share your experiences here in the forum.
Regards,
Jessica
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