Right now there are many options available to those who need help in keeping their homes from being foreclosed upon. Many lenders, including Bank of America, are now open to the idea of approving loan modifications.
There are things you must know to do to your application in order to have a better chance of approval. The bad part is if you are not already applying for a modification, it is extremely hard to find the requirements and other information that you need.
1. Contact the Loss Mitigation Department at your financial institution and ask for information regarding the loan modification requirements. These requirements are not made available online and so you must contact Bank Of America directly to get this information. If you go through the process of applying without having all the requirements, you have no chance of being taken seriously and getting an approval.
2. In order to better represent your case, a loan modification hardship letter is required along with your application. This is your formal, in writing request for the modification. Do not apply without this!
3. Before writing your loan hardship letter, sit down with all your financial records and work out a workable budget with the payments you are hoping to have in place. This will show you if the loan modification will help right your situation or not. This will also show your financial institution that you have done your homework and with the modified payment plan in place you will be able to keep up with your payments.
4. When working out your new budget and hardship letter, be very concise and honest. Make an outline of exactly how much you can afford to pay and at the rate you would like get. This information will be very useful when you write your hardship letter as it will help you to convince them that you are wanting to keep your house and trying to find a solution. Please take into account any possible income changes that may happen, such as a pay raise in the future. This can only help you in the long run having this information in your letter as well.